Apochima flabellaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Heeger in 1838. It is found in North Africa, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the Near East, as well as on Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete and Cyprus.[1]

Apochima flabellaria
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Apochima
Species:
A. flabellaria
Binomial name
Apochima flabellaria
(Heeger, [1838])
Synonyms
  • Amphidasis flabellaria Heeger, [1838]

The wingspan is 34–39 mm for males and 32–41 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Senecio species.[2]

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