Isturgia disputaria

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Isturgia disputaria
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I. disputaria
Binomial name
Isturgia disputaria
(Guenee, [1858])
Synonyms
  • Eubolia disputaria Guenee, [1858]

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Isturgia disputaria, the Maltese bloom, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Guenee in 1858. It is found on the Canary Islands and Malta[1] and in the Afro-tropical region, Asian Turkey, the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq.[2]

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.[3]

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