Eupithecia scopariata

Eupithecia scopariata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. scopariata
Binomial name
Eupithecia scopariata
(Rambur, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia scopariata Rambur, 1833
  • Eupithecia multiflorata Milliere, 1866
  • Eupithecia scoparia Boisduval, 1840
  • Eupithecia tenebrosaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia graslinaria Staudinger, 1871

Eupithecia scopariata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece and on Corsica and Sardinia.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in winter, including December.

The larvae feed on Erica scoparia, Calluna vulgaris and Cytisus species.[4]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ lepidoptera.pl
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