Eupithecia simpliciata

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Eupithecia simpliciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. simpliciata
Binomial name
Eupithecia simpliciata
(Haworth, 1809)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena simpliciata Haworth, 1809
  • Geometra subnotata Hübner, 1813
  • Eupithecia subnotata
  • Eupithecia subnotata f. collustrata Dietze, 1911

The Plain Pug (Eupithecia simpliciata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from western Europe to north-western China (Xinjiang).[2]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Atriplex, Chenopodium, Artemisia maritima and Artemisia vulgaris.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Mironov, V.G. & Ratzel, U., 2012: Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Nota lepidopterologica 35 (2): 197-231. Full article: .
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