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Eumannia oppositaria, the bordered dusky carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece[1] and Turkey.[2] It has also been recorded from Israel[3] and North Africa.

Eumannia oppositaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eumannia
Species:	E. oppositaria
Binomial name
Eumannia oppositaria (Mann, 1864)
Synonyms
Tephronia oppositaria Mann, 1864 Mannia oppositaria syriaca Turati & Kruger, 1936

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on Quercus, Crataegus and Prunus species.[4]

Subspecies

• Eumannia oppositaria oppositaria
• Eumannia oppositaria syriaca (Turati & Kruger, 1936) (Libya)

References

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