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Microloxia herbaria, the herb emerald,[1] is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. 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.

Microloxia herbaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Microloxia
Species:	M. herbaria
Binomial name
Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1808
Synonyms
Geometra herbaria Hübner, [1813] Geometra graminaria Zeller, 1849 Nemoria bruandaria Millière, 1860 Nemoria monotona (Reisser, 1926)

Biology

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.[1]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.[4]

• Microloxia herbaria advolata Eversmann, 1837
• Microloxia herbaria indecretata Walker, 1863
• Microloxia herbaria ruficornis Warren, 1897

References

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