Nebula malvata (Rambur, 1833) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nebula malvata (Rambur, 1833)

Nebula malvata (Rambur, 1833)

Nebula malvata is a geometrid moth found in Southern Europe, whose larvae feed on Malva and Lavatera.

Family
Genus
Nebula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nebula malvata (Rambur, 1833)

Nebula malvata (Rambur, 1833), originally named Larentia malvata, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. It was first described by Rambur in 1833. This species is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, and Greece, and also occurs on the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, and Crete. It has a wingspan ranging from 26 to 31 mm. The larvae of this moth feed on plant species from the genera Malva and Lavatera.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Nebula

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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