Eupithecia proterva

Eupithecia proterva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. proterva
Binomial name
Eupithecia proterva
Butler, 1878[1]

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

The wingspan is about 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acer mono, Quercus mongolica and Viburnum plicatum.[3]

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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