Eupithecia ericeata
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Eupithecia ericeata | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. ericeata
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Eupithecia ericeata | |
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Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.[2]
The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.[3] Adults are variable, ranging from a typical light form with a distinct pattern on the forewings to a unicolorous melanistic form.[4]
The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.[5]
Subspecies
- Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
- Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)
References
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur 1833)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum e.V.
- ^ New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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