Eupithecia semigraphata

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Eupithecia semigraphata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. semigraphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia semigraphata
Bruand, 1850 [1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia nepetata

Eupithecia semigraphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Portugal) [2] to the Caucasus and Armenia. It is also present on the Canary Islands and North Africa.

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm. [3] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Calamintha (including Calamintha nepeta and Calamintha sylvatica ), Hypericum , Origanum [4] and Thymus species. [5] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand 1850". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lepiforum.de
  4. Euroleps.ch
  5. Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français