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Frosted broom

Isturgia famula

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Female. Moth of the Geometridae family. Wingspan up to 4 cm. Forewings are brown with dark and white spots. Hindwings are yellow with dark horizontal line. The wings margins are chequered.

The larvae feed on Cytisus, Genista, Sarothamnus, Spartium and Ulex species. It overwinters as a pupa in the ground.

Habitat:

Pine tree forest. Mountains above 1000 m high. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: -1 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No Flash fired

Reference Links:

Isturgia famula, Isturgia famula | Animalandia.

Species ID Suggestions

Isturgia famula

Isturgia famula

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Maniacval
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Comments (10)
arlanda
Thanks Malcolm, bayucca and Daniele for your interest in this moth. Checking my next pictures to identify I found a Pirgus sp. or chequered skipper so it will be my next spotting.
arlanda
Thanks for the ID, Manval
bayucca
Good job, maniacval :-)... GebänderterBesenginsterspanner is German ;-)
Maniacval
Sorry common name: Frosted Broom (English), Fidonie du genêt (France) and Gebänderter Besenginsterspanner (Dutch). Reference: http://www.lepidoptera.eu Greets
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Translations of French and German common names suggest this could be called Broom Moth or Banded Broom Moth.
Maniacval
Hi guys Easy ;); thank you very much Daniele for this nickname of moths maniacs (lol). Take this link for look more pics the this mot: http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/Isturgia-famula-%28Esper-1787%29.-cat10322.html Greets
DanielePralong
I agree with bayucca and arlanda. I can see why you're raising the issue Malcolm: on the second shot for instance you could almost think the antennas are slightly clubbed. All members of the Pyrgus genus have clearly prominent downward bent antenna clubs, and none are a match on other features. One for the moths maniacs :-) Maybe Manval?
bayucca
Definitely a moth any most probably a tough one!
arlanda
Thanks Malcolm. I have been considering that possibility, but it does not fit completely OK to me, I never get a complete match. Specially the antennae. All the skippers (and all rhopalocera) have clubbed antennae but this specimen lacks the club end. Thats why I think it could be a moth. I am scanning the Geometridae family to find a better match but it is a huge family
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi arlanda, I think this is a butterfly, one of the skippers, maybe Pyrgus Genus. Check with bayucca or Daniele.

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PublishedJuly 22, 2014

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