Eupithecia graphata

Eupithecia graphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. bIt was described by Treitschke in 1828. It is found in most of southern and eastern Europe, as well as the Near East.[2]

Eupithecia graphata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. graphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia graphata
Synonyms
  • Cidaria graphata Treitschke, 1828
  • Acidalia corticulata Freyer, 1840
  • Eupithecia italicata Guenee, 1858
  • Eupithecia graeciata Schutze, 1958
  • Eupithecia mayeri Mann, 1853
  • Eupithecia mayerata Guenee, 1858

The wingspan is 17–21 millimetres (0.67–0.83 in).[3] Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August.

The larvae feed on Minuartia and Gypsophila species, as well as Jurinea mollis[4] and Spergularia segetalis.[5] Larvae can be found in July and August.[6]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia graphata graphata
  • Eupithecia graphata albofasciata Staudinger, 1879
  • Eupithecia graphata hesperia Wehrli, 1926
  • Eupithecia graphata olympica Tuleschkov, 1951
  • Eupithecia graphata setaceata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia graphata sproengertsi Dietze, 1910

References


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