Eupithecia pyreneata

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Eupithecia pyreneata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. pyreneata
Binomial name
Eupithecia pyreneata
Mabille, 1871[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia digitaliaria Dietze, 1872

Eupithecia pyreneata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in southern and central Europe.[2]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm.[3] There ussually is one generation with adults on wing from June to July. In southern Europe, a partial second generation may occur.

The larvae fee don Digitalis lutea and Digitalis grandiflora. Larvae can be found from the end of June to August. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia pyreneata pyreneata
  • Eupithecia pyreneata granadensis Bubacek, 1926

References


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