Charissa mucidaria

Short description: Species of moth

Charissa mucidaria

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Geometridae
Genus:  | Charissa
Species:  |

C. mucidaria

Binomial name
Charissa mucidaria

(Hübner, [1799])[1]

Synonyms

* Geometra mucidaria Hübner, 1799
* Euchrognophos mucidaria
* Gnophos lusitanica Mendes, 1903
* Gnophos ochracearia Staudinger, 1901
* Gnophos grisearia Prout, 1915
* Gnophos nubilarius Reisser, 1936

Charissa mucidaria, the coppery taupe, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1799. It is found in southern Europe and North Africa (including Morocco).[2]

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and again from July to September.

The larvae feed on Sedum, Anagallis, Polygonum and Rumex species.

## References

1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
2. ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Charissa mucidaria". http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=26157. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

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