Eupithecia analoga

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Eupithecia analoga
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. analoga
Binomial name
Eupithecia analoga
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia europaea Lempke, 1969
  • Tephroclystia nageli Skala, 1929

Eupithecia analoga is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from western Europe to the Ural and Siberia. In the north, the range extends north of the polar circle. South, it is found up to the Alps.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to mid July.

The larvae feed on Picea species. They live on galls produced by Aphids. Pupation also takes place in these galls. Larvae can be found from June to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia analoga analoga
  • Eupithecia analoga nageli (Skala, 1929)

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia analoga Djakonov 1926". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

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