Eupithecia tripunctaria
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. tripunctaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852[1] | |
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The White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from Europe to Korea and Japan[2] and in North America.
Distribution
Presence extends through the Palearctic ecozone - (Europe, (central Scandinavia to the Alps), Russia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Amur, Baikal to Japan and the Kuril Islands. In the Pyrenees and the Alps, E. tripunctaria occurs up to a height of 1800 m. asl. Another distribution area is located in North America, from Newfoundland to British Columbia and the San Bernardino Mountains the species prefers lowland forests, forest edges and damp meadows.
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The ground colour of the wings varies from ash grey to dark ashy brown to blackish.The light wavy line near the margin is broken into white stains, of which two or three are pronounced. The stain on the interior angles is very clear. The black discal (central spot) is sometimes only slightly hinted at. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings. Also melanististic forms, referred to as f. angelicata appear These butterflies are patternless. Only the veins and the central spot stand out.[3]
Adults are on wing from March to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Apiaceae species.
References
- ↑ Taxapad
- ↑ Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea (II)
- ↑ Eupithecia tripunctaria full description Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 29th December 2011
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