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''Abraxas grossulariata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae, native to the Palaearctic ecozone and North America. Its distinctive speckled colouration has given it a common name of Magpie Moth. The caterpillar is similarly coloured to the adult, and may be found as a pest feeding on the leaves of shrubs such as gooseberry. The length of the forewing is 18–25 mm.The strikingly patterned forewings have a white ground cololor, with six transverse series of black stains, partly associated with a pale yellow basal cross-band and another through the central area of the forewing.The hind wings are paler, and have much less dark stains on them, and these are also small. It is a highly variable species with many different forms. Research using ''Abraxas grossulariata'' led to the discovery of sex-linked characters. ==Subspecies== *''Abraxas grossulariata grossulariata'' *''Abraxas grossulariata karafutonis'' Matsumura, 1925 (Sakhalin) *''Abraxas grossulariata conspurcata'' Butler, 1878 (Japan) *''Abraxas grossulariata dsungarica Wehrli, 1939 (Dzungaria) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraxas grossulariata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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