Godonela aestimaria

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

Godonela aestimaria
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Godonela
Species:
G. aestimaria
Binomial name
Godonela aestimaria
(Hübner, 1809)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra aestimaria Hübner, 1809
  • Chiasmia aestimaria
  • Semiothisa aestimaria

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 Tamarix species.

Subspecies
  • Godonela aestimaria sareptanaria (Staudinger, 1871)
  • Godonela aestimaria kuldshana (Wehrli, 1940)
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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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