Eupithecia graphata

Eupithecia graphata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. graphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia graphata
(Treitschke, 1828)
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

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.

The wingspan is 17–21 millimetres (0.67–0.83 in). 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 and Spergularia segetalis. Larvae can be found in July and August.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke 1828)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ Magyar Lepkészeti Egyesület
  5. ↑ Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français
  6. ↑ Euroleps.ch