Eupithecia unedonata

Eupithecia unedonata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. unedonata
Binomial name
Eupithecia unedonata
Mabille, 1868[1][2]

Eupithecia unedonata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Greece, Crete, Rhodos, North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt), Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Transcaucasia.[3]

Larvae

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. There are two generations per year

The larvae feed on Arbutus unedo, Thymelaea hirsuta and Rhus tripartita. The species overwinters in the pupal stage, within a cocoon in the ground.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Notes on Geometridae of the Maltese Islands with new records (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
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