Asthena anseraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from most of Europe (except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Norway, Sweden and northern Russia), east to Korea.[3]

Asthena anseraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Asthena
Species:	A. anseraria
Binomial name
Asthena anseraria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1][2]
Synonyms
Arrhostis anseraria Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Asthena anseraria candidissima Staudinger, 1897 Asthena corneata Chrétien, 1894 Cidaria soldaria Turati, 1879

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Cornus sanguinea. Larvae can be found in June and August. Larvae that live on green leaves are green and larvae that live on red leaves are red. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

• Asthena anseraria anseraria (Palaearctic)
• Asthena anseraria corculina Butler, 1878 (Japan, China)
• Asthena anseraria lactularia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

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