Narraga nelvae (Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms/other combinations:Narraga catalaunica
![Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_im2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2im2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_3im2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_4im2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_im2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2im2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_3im2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_4im2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Male (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Young larva (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_rpe2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Young larva (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Young larva (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2rpe2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Young larva (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Young larva (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_3rpe2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Young larva (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_rpe2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2rpe2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_3rpe2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_4rpe2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M]")
![Narraga nelvae: Pupa (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_ppe2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Pupa (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Pupa (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2ppe2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Pupa (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_h2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2h2017.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat (Central Spain, South of Teruel, late July 2017) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat with Artemisia herba-alba (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_h2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat with Artemisia herba-alba (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N]")
![Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat with Artemisia herba-alba (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/nelvae_2h2018.jpg "Narraga nelvae: Larval habitat with Artemisia herba-alba (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N]")
Host plants:
The larvae live on Artemisia herba-alba.
Habitat:
Narraga nelvae inhabits dry and hot steppes with dominating Artemisia herba-alba.
Life cycle:
The moths occur in several generations from spring to autumn. The adults usually rest with wings closed on the back on tips of stems and grasses.
Remarks:
Narraga nelvae occurs in NW-Africa and Spain (ssp. catalaunica, partly considered a species of its own).
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