Microloxia herbaria

Microloxia herbaria, the herb emerald,[1] is a moth of the family Geometridae.

It is a widespread species that can be found along the Mediterranean region, southern Europe, central Asia[2] towards southern Asia including India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka[3] and to the Russian Far East.

It is a green moth with white irrorations (speckles).

Host plants of the caterpillar include Artemisia, Thymus capitatus, Mentha suaveolens, Vernonia centaureoides, Helichrysum stoechas and Teucrium polium.

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