Eupithecia clavifera

Eupithecia clavifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. clavifera
Binomial name
Eupithecia clavifera
Inoue, 1955[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia breviclava Inoue, 1988

Eupithecia clavifera is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Russia, China, Japan, Taiwan[2] and Korea.

The wingspan is about 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Cornus controversa.

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Mironov, V.G. & A.C. Galsworthy, 2007: The genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Taiwan: an updated survey. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan. 58 (3): 341-363.
  3. Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Gometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea(I)
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