Eupithecia extensaria

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Eupithecia extensaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. extensaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia extensaria
(Freyer, 1844) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia extensariaFreyer, 1844
  • Eupithecia sydyiStaudinger, 1885
  • Larentia prolongataLienig, 1846
  • Eupithecia prolongataDietze, 1910

Eupithecia extensaria, the scarce pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1844. It is found in the British Isles (rare, and confined to eastern saltmarshes), Spain and eastern Europe. [2]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. [3] The moth flies in both May and June.

The larvae feed on sea wormwood ( Artemisia maritima ). [3] [4]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia extensaria (Freyer 1844)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia extensaria (Freyer, 1844)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 Ian Kimber. "1847 Scarce Pug Eupithecia extensaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#238