Epirrhoe pupillata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Epirrhoe |
Species: | E. pupillata |
Binomial name | |
Epirrhoe pupillata (Thunberg, 1788) |
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Epirrhoe pupillata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the mountains of Europe (from central Scandinavia to the Alps) to central Asia, Mongolia and Siberia.
The wingspan is 21-24 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Galium verum. Larvae can be found in June/July and from August to October. It overwinters as a pupa.