Eupithecia extensaria

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Eupithecia extensaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. extensaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia extensaria
(Freyer, 1844)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia extensaria Freyer, 1844
  • Eupithecia sydyi Staudinger, 1885
  • Larentia prolongata Lienig, 1846
  • Eupithecia prolongata Dietze, 1910

The Scarce Pug (Eupithecia extensaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the British Isles (rare & confined to eastern saltmarshes), Spain and eastern Europe.[2][3]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm.[3][4] The moth flies in May and June.

The larvae feed on sea wormwood (Artemisia maritima).[4][5]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia extensaria extensaria
  • Eupithecia extensaria leuca Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia extensaria occidua Prout, 1914

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Markku Savela. "Eupithecia extensaria". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Christopher Jonko (2011). "Eupithecia extensaria". lepidoptera.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ian Kimber. "1847 Scarce Pug Eupithecia extensaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 
  5. Richard South (1909). "The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series". Frederick Warne & Co. (Wikisource). Retrieved 26 January 2013. 


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