Eupithecia satyrata

Eupithecia satyrata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. satyrata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia satyrata; (Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Geometra satyrata Hübner, 1813 ; Eupithecia callunaria Doubleday, 1850 ; Eupithecia curzoni Gregson, 1884 ; Eupithecia divinula Cassino & Swett, 1924 ; Eupithecia dodata Taylor, 1906 ; Eupithecia fumata Taylor, 1910 ; Eupithecia grammaria Boisduval, 1840 ; Eupithecia inculta Vojnits, 1975 ; Eupithecia italicata Guenée, [1858] ; Eupithecia mackieata Cassino & Swett, 1925 ; Eupithecia mongolica Vojnits, 1974[3] ; Eupithecia rivosulata Dietze, 1875 ; Eupithecia satyraria Boisduval, 1840 (misspelling) ; Eupithecia slocanata Taylor, 1908 ; Eupithecia submelanochroa Vojnits, 1973 ; Eupithecia terminata Taylor, 1908 ; Eupithecia satyrata intimata Pearsall, 1908 ; Eupithecia satyrata f. concolour Dietze, 1913 ; Eupithecia satyrata f. juldusi Dietze, 1910 ; Eupithecia satyrata f. medionotata Dietze, 1910 ; Eupithecia satyrata f. zermattensis Wehrli, 1928 ; Eupithecia satyrata var. fagicolouria Robson & Gardner, 1886 ; Eupithecia satyrata var. serenata Staudinger, 1896 ; Eupithecia satyrata var. subatrata Staudinger, 1871;

Eupithecia satyrata, the satyr pug, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Ireland, through northern and central Europe (from Scandinavia to the northern Mediterranean) east to all of Russia and central Asia and western Siberia to Tibet. It is also present in North Africa and North America.

Larva

The wingspan is 18–24 millimetres (0.71–0.94 in). Eupithecia satyrata is variable in pattern. The ground colour of the wings is ash grey or brownish. The veins often have a black with white dusting. There are paler crosslines. On the forewings a very indistinct terminal fascia ends in a tiny tornal spot. There is a fine discal spot on the forewing. This is absent on the hindwing.[4][5][6] Prout gives an account of the variations.[7]

Adults are on wing from March to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of a wide range of plants, including Achillea, Scabiosa, Solidago, Senecio and Erica tetralix.

Subspecies

Eupithecia satyrata satyrata
Eupithecia satyrata callunaria Doubleday, 1850
Eupithecia satyrata curzoni Gregson, 1884
Eupithecia satyrata dodata Taylor, 1906
Eupithecia satyrata intimata Pearsall, 1908
Eupithecia satyrata juldusi Dietze, 1910
Eupithecia satyrata rivosulata Dietze, 1875 (Yakutia, Siberia)
Eupithecia satyrata subatrata Staudinger, 1871
Eupithecia satyrata zermattensis Wehrli, 1928

Similar species

Eupithecia intricata

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia satyrata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 384–387. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony (5 March 2014). "A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3774 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.1.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Wildlife Publishing ISBN 9781472964519
Skinner, B, 1998, The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles , Viking Press, ISBN 9780670879786
Riley, A.M. & Prior, G., 2003, British and Irish pug moths Harley Books, ISBN 0-946589-51-8
Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf * This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Kimber, Ian. "70.177 BF1828 Satyr Pug Eupithecia satyrata (Hübner, [1813])". UKMoths. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland
Lepiforum e.V.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia satyrata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[Mironov-2013-2] Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 384–387. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[Mironov-2014-3] Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony (5 March 2014). "A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3774 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.1.

[4] Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Wildlife Publishing ISBN 9781472964519

[5] Skinner, B, 1998, The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles , Viking Press, ISBN 9780670879786

[6] Riley, A.M. & Prior, G., 2003, British and Irish pug moths Harley Books, ISBN 0-946589-51-8

[7] Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf * This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.