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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Microloxia |
| Species: | M. herbaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1808 | |
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Microloxia herbaria, the herb emerald, 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 towards southern Asia including India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and to the Russian Far East.
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.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized.
- Microloxia herbaria advolata Eversmann, 1837
- Microloxia herbaria indecretata Walker, 1863
- Microloxia herbaria ruficornis Warren, 1897
References
- ^ "Herb Emerald". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Microloxia herbaria (Hübner, [1813])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- "Species Details: Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1808". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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