Eupithecia graphata

Eupithecia graphata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. graphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia graphata
(Treitschke, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria graphata Treitschke, 1828
  • Acidalia corticulata Freyer, 1840
  • Eupithecia italicata Guenee, 1858
  • Eupithecia graeciata Schutze, 1958
  • Eupithecia mayeri Mann, 1853
  • Eupithecia mayerata Guenee, 1858

Eupithecia graphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of southern and eastern Europe, as well as the Near East.[2]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August.

The larvae feed on Minuartia and Gypsophila species, as well as Jurinea mollis[4] and Delia segetalis.[5] Larvae can be found in July and August.[6]

Subspecies

References

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