Eupithecia scopariata

Eupithecia scopariata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. scopariata
Binomial name
*Eupithecia scopariata* (Rambur, 1833)^[1]
Synonyms
Larentia scopariata Rambur, 1833 Eupithecia multiflorata Milliere, 1866 Eupithecia scoparia Boisduval, 1840 Eupithecia tenebrosaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848 Eupithecia graslinaria Staudinger, 1871

Eupithecia scopariata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece and on Corsica and Sardinia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing in winter, including December.

The larvae feed on Erica scoparia, Calluna vulgaris and Cytisus species.^[4]

Subspecies

Eupithecia scopariata scopariata
Eupithecia scopariata guinardaria Boisduval, 1840

References

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