Godonela aestimaria

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Tamarisk peacock
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Adult (top), Larva (bottom)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Godonela
Species:
G. aestimaria
Binomial name
Godonela aestimaria
(Hübner, 1809) [1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra aestimariaHübner, 1809
  • Chiasmia aestimaria
  • Semiothisa aestimaria

Godonela aestimaria, the tamarisk peacock, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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The wingspan is 21–25 mm. [2] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from April to May and again from August to October.

The larvae feed on various species of Tamarix .

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ "Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "70.219 BF1894a Tamarisk Peacock Chiasmia aestimaria". ukmoths. Retrieved 4 August 2019.



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