Charissa mucidaria, the coppery taupe, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1799. It is found in southern Europe and North Africa (including Morocco).[2]

Charissa mucidaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Charissa
Species:	C. mucidaria
Binomial name
Charissa mucidaria (Hübner, [1799])[1]
Synonyms
Geometra mucidaria Hübner, 1799 Euchrognophos mucidaria Gnophos lusitanica Mendes, 1903 Gnophos ochracearia Staudinger, 1901 Gnophos grisearia Prout, 1915 Gnophos nubilarius Reisser, 1936

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and again from July to September.

The larvae feed on Sedum, Anagallis, Polygonum and Rumex species.

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