Colostygia turbata
Local name: Cidarie dérangée (La)
Colostygia turbata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the mountains of Europe to the Altai, as well as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Canada.
14
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Colostygia
Colostygia turbata belongs to the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Colostygia turbata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the mountains of Europe to the Altai, as well as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Canada.
Colostygia turbata is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized montane environments. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the temperature and moisture conditions required by both the moth and its host plants.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Colostygia turbata is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized montane environments. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the temperature and moisture conditions required by both the moth and its host plants.
Climate change impacts on montane ecosystems
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Agricultural intensification
Degradation of host plant communities
Found in 14 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Colostygia turbata (Colostygia turbata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/cidarie-derangee-la