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Charissa ambiguata
Charissa ambiguata is a species of moth that belongs to the genus Charissa.
From the article Charissa ambiguata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Charissa ambiguata can reach a wingspan of 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in). It can easily be confused with other "stone moths", especially with Elophos dilucidaria. However the genitalia in both sexes show marked differences compared to all externally similar species. This moth is very variable, with a gray-brownish background crossed by two transversal lines and ocelli with a faded appearance. Male shows filiform antennae.
Range & habitat
This species is native to Eurasia. It is widespread in most of the mountains of Europe up to more than 2500 m of altitude. It frequents the surroundings of fir forests in cool and humid places.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
The species name ambiguata derives from the Latin word "ambiguus", meraning doubtful, uncertain, probably so named for the difficulty of distinguishing this species.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 546449.