Eupithecia ericeata

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Eupithecia ericeata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. ericeata
Binomial name
Eupithecia ericeata
(Rambur, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia ericeataRambur, 1833
  • Eupithecia millierataStaudinger, 1871
  • Eupithecia euxinataBohatsch, 1893

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] [4]

The larvae feed on Erica , Juniperus and Cytisus species. [5]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur 1833)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lepiforum e.V.
  4. New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa