| Eupithecia infestata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. infestata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia infestata C. Swinhoe, 1890 | |
Eupithecia infestata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. [1] It is found in the hills of southern India. [2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm.
Eupithecia is the largest genus of moths of the family Geometridae, and the namesake and type genus of tribe Eupitheciini. Species in the genus are, like those of other genera in the tribe, commonly known as pugs. The genus is highly speciose, with over 1400 species, and members of the genus are present in most of the world with exception of Australasia. Roughly a quarter of described Eupithecia species occur in the Neotropical realm, where they have an especially high species diversity in the montane rain forests of the Andes. The genus includes a few agricultural pest species, such as the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, which is a pest on hops, and the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria, which is a cone pest in spruce seed orchards.
The juniper pug or juniper looper is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found throughout the Palearctic and in the Nearctic.
Nearcha is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Edward Guest in 1887. All species in the genus are known from Australia.
Odontopera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Stephens in 1831. Aethiopodes is sometimes also included here.
Eupithecia venosata, the netted pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found across the Palearctic realm from Portugal and Morocco in the west to the Lake Baikal in Siberia and Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east.
Eupitheciini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae, often referred to as pugs. The tribe was described by Tutt in 1896.
Abaciscus figlina is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is known from the Himalayas and Myanmar.
Mesoptila melanolopha is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in Nepal, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and on Java, Bali and Borneo.
Scopula annularia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is found from the north-eastern Himalayas to Hong Kong, Myanmar, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Sulawesi and Seram.
Girida rigida is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found from the Ryukyu Islands through tropical and subtropical south-east Asia to New Caledonia. Records for eastern Africa refer to Girida sporadica, which was promoted to species rank in 2012.
Eupithecia leucospila is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1906. It is found in the Indian state of Assam and in Thailand.
Eupithecia nigrinotata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in Nepal, Thailand and the Indian state of Assam.
Eupithecia mendosaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa.
Eupithecia orbaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. It is found in Kenya.
Eupithecia perculsaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya and South Africa.
Girida is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Girida sporadica is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern Africa, where it has been recorded from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
Eupithecia chlorophora is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in northeast India's Khasi Hills.
Eupithecia idalia is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Paul Dognin in 1890. It is found in Ecuador.