Eupithecia conterminata

Eupithecia conterminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. conterminata
Binomial name
Eupithecia conterminata
(Lienig, 1846)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Larentia conterminata Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Eupithecia manniaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848

Eupithecia conterminata is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from Fennoscandia and the mountains of central Europe, through the Caucasus to southern Siberia.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from the mid May to June.

The larvae feed on Picea abies. Larvae can be found from the end of July to mid August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

References

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