Eupithecia gelidata

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Eupithecia gelidata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. gelidata
Binomial name
Eupithecia gelidata
Möschler, 1860 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia lagganataTaylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia compactataTaylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia nordeggensisCassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia hyperboreataStaudinger, 1861
  • Tephroclystia flebilisHulst, 1900

Eupithecia gelidata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from northern North America, Greenland, northern Russia, Scandinavia and northern central Europe.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to mid July.

The larvae feed on Rhododendron tomentosum but possibly also other plants, because the species has been found in areas of Norway and Sweden where R. tomentosum is not present. Larvae can be found from mid July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Eupithecia gelidata at Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia gelidata Moschler 1860". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.