Isturgia disputaria
Isturgia disputaria, the Maltese bloom, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found on the Canary Islands and Malta[1] and in the Afrotropical realm, Asian Turkey, the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Isturgia |
| Species: | I. disputaria |
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| Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, [1858]) | |
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The wingspan is 21–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia nilotica.
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