Eupithecia cauchiata
| Eupithecia cauchiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. cauchiata |
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| Eupithecia cauchiata (Duponchel, 1831)[1][2] | |
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Eupithecia cauchiata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from the Pyrenees to the Ural. In the north, the range extends to the southern coast of Finland.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to the end of July.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Solidago virgaurea. Larvae can be found from July yo September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage, sometimes they overwinter twice.
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