Biology:Eupithecia

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Short description: Large genus of geometer moths

Eupithecia
Eupithecia.innotata.7141.jpg
Eupithecia innotata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Eupitheciini
Genus: Eupithecia
Curtis, 1825[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Arcyonia Hübner, 1825
  • Bohatschia Schütze, 1960
  • Catarina Vojnits & De Laever, 1973
  • Delaeveria Schütze, 1961
  • Dietzea Schütze, 1956
  • Dochephora Warren, 1895
  • Dolichopyge Warren, 1900
  • Dyscymatoge Hübner, 1825
  • Epicaste Gumppenberg, 1887
  • Eucymatoge Hübner, [1825]
  • Euphitecia Carnelutti & Michieli, 1958
  • Eurypeplodes Warren, 1893
  • Heteropithecia Vojnits, 1985
  • Hypepirritis Hübner, [1825]
  • Lamelluncia Mironov, 1990
  • Lepiodes Guenée, 1858
  • Leucocora Hübner, 1825
  • Mnesiloba Warren, 1901
  • Neopithecia Vojnits, 1985
  • Pena Walker, 1863
  • Petersenia Schütze, 1958
  • Phaulostathma Warren, 1900
  • Propithecia Vojnits, 1985
  • Sebastia Warren, 1895 (preocc. Kirby, 1892)
  • Stenopla Warren, 1900
  • Tarachia Hübner, 1825
  • Tephroclystia Hübner, 1825[1]
  • Tephroclystis Meyrick, 1892
  • Thysanoctena Warren, 1904
  • Trichoclystis Warren, 1904
  • Zygmena Boie, 1839

Eupithecia is the largest genus of moths of the family Geometridae,[3] and the namesake and type genus of tribe Eupitheciini. Species in the genus are, like those of other genera in the tribe, commonly known as pugs.[4] The genus is highly speciose, with over 1400 species, and members of the genus are present in most of the world with exception of Australasia.[3] Roughly a quarter of described Eupithecia species occur in the Neotropical realm, where they have an especially high species diversity in the montane rain forests of the Andes.[5] The genus includes a few agricultural pest species, such as the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, which is a pest on hops,[6] and the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria, which is a cone pest in spruce seed orchards.[7]

Adult specimens of Eupithecia are typically small, often between 12 and 35 mm, with muted colours, and display a large amount of uniformity between species.[3] As a result, identification of a specimen as part of genus Eupithecia is generally easy, but identifying the exact species is difficult and often reliant on examination of the dissected genitals.[3] Most species share a characteristic resting pose in which the forewings are held flat at a right angle to the body—that is, the costal margins of both forewings form a more-or-less horizontal line—while the hindwings are largely covered by the forewings.[8] They are generally nocturnal.[3]

Pug Moth caterpillar Eupithecia sp.

Of the species where the larval behaviour is known, most feed from the flowers and seeds of their food plants rather than the foliage.[3] Many species have a very specific food plant. The larvae of all but one[9] of the endemic species of Eupithecia from Hawaii are ambush predators of a wide variety of insects and spiders.[10] These ambush predators have raptorial legs, with which they grab prey that comes into contact with their hind end.[10]

Species

This is a list of all described species.

Common pug, Eupithecia miserulata, feeding on Rudbeckia serotina
Eupithecia , pupa

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B


C


D


E


F


G


H


I


J-K


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N


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Q-R


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U-V


W-Z


Species of unknown status

  • Eupithecia lavicaria Fuchs, 1902 (syn: Eupithecia lavicata Prout, 1914), described from Norway.
  • Eupithecia minutana Treitschke
  • Eupithecia robusta Dietze, 1910

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mironov, Vladimir (2003) (in en). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. p. 72. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. https://brill.com/display/title/23991. Retrieved 14 January 2023. 
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/larentiinae/eupithecia/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (1 November 2013) (in en). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 1, 6–7, 11. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. https://brill.com/display/title/24316. Retrieved 13 January 2023. 
  4. ↑ Plant, C. W.; Petty, S. J.; Farino, T.; Botham, M. S. (2014). "Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, [1813) new to the Iberian Peninsula, with notes on other pug moths Eupitheciini in Cantabria, Spain (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)"]. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 42 (165). ISSN 0300-5267. https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45531496011. Retrieved 16 January 2023. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vargas, Héctor A. (25 October 2021). "A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile". Nota Lepidopterologica 44: 239–247. doi:10.3897/nl.44.73247. https://nl.pensoft.net/article/73247/. Retrieved 15 January 2023. 
  6. ↑ Campbell, C. A. M.; Tregidga, E. L.; Hall, D. R.; Ando, T.; Yamamoto, M. (March 2007). "Components of the sex pheromone of the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, a re-emergent hop pest in UK". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 122 (3): 265–269. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00513.x. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00513.x. Retrieved 14 January 2023. 
  7. ↑ Wang, H. L.; Svensson, G. P.; Jakobsson, J.; Jirle, E. V.; Rosenberg, O.; Francke, W.; Anderbrant, O.; Millar, J. G. et al. (27 September 2014). "Sex pheromone of the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a pest of spruce cones". Journal of Applied Entomology 139 (5): 352–360. doi:10.1111/jen.12167. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jen.12167. Retrieved 14 January 2023. 
  8. ↑ VanDyk, John. "Genus Eupithecia - Identification". Iowa State University. https://bugguide.net/node/view/9639#id. 
  9. ↑ Hembry, David H.; Bennett, Gordon; Bess, Emilie; Cooper, Idelle; Jordan, Steve; Liebherr, James; Magnacca, Karl N.; Percy, Diana M. et al. (1 December 2021). "Insect Radiations on Islands: Biogeographic Pattern and Evolutionary Process in Hawaiian Insects". The Quarterly Review of Biology 96 (4): 257, 271–272. doi:10.1086/717787. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717787. Retrieved 16 January 2023. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Montgomery, Steven L. (1 November 1983). "Carnivorous caterpillars: the behavior, biogeography and conservation of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in the Hawaiian Islands" (in en). GeoJournal 7 (6): 549–556. doi:10.1007/BF00218529. ISSN 1572-9893. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00218529. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Mironov, Vladimir (26 September 2013). "New species and checklist of Turkish Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Zootaxa 3717 (1): 39–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.3. PMID 26176093. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3717.1.3. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 Mironov, Vladimir; Šumpich, Jan (15 June 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VII". Zootaxa 5154 (3): 289–304. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.3. PMID 36095621. https://www.entomologicalservice.com/files/150_Mironov%20et%20Sumpich%202022_Eupithecia%20of%20China%20VII.pdf. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (5 March 2014). "A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa 3774 (2): 101–130. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.1. PMID 24871410. https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03774p130f.pdf. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Enkhtur, Khishigdelger; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Pfeiffer, Martin (May 2020). "Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Geometrid Moths (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) in Mongolia". Diversity 12 (5): 185. doi:10.3390/d12050186. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Šumpich, Jan; Mironov, Vladimir (7 October 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VIII". Zootaxa 5194 (4): 561–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.5. https://www.entomologicalservice.com/files/154_Mironov%20et%20Sumpich%202022_New%20species%20of%20the%20genus%20Eupithecia%20from%20China_Part%20VIII.pdf. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Mironov, Vladimir; Šumpich, Jan (9 December 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part IX". Zootaxa 5219 (3): 276–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5219.3.5. https://www.entomologicalservice.com/files/156_Mironov-et-Sumpich%202022_Eupithecia-of-China-IX.pdf. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 
  17. ↑ Skou, Peder; Mironov, Vladimir; Rietz, Hartmut (29 May 2017). "Eupithecia gypsophilata, a new species in the graphata species group of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)". Zootaxa 4272 (2): 291–295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4272.2.10. PMID 28610298. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4272.2.10. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 
  18. ↑ King, Gareth Edward; Montesinos, José Luis Viejo (24 April 2020). "The Spanish endemic Eupithecia gypsophilata Skou, Mironov & Rietz, 2017 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae): a contribution to an understanding of its early stages". Entomologist's Gazette 71 (2): 93–97. doi:10.31184/G00138894.712.1752. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340920479. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 
  19. ↑ Seven, Erdem; Mironov, Vladimir; Akin, Kesran (11 September 2019). "A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Turkey". Zootaxa 4668 (3): zootaxa.4668.3.9. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.9. PMID 31716623. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4668.3.9. Retrieved 17 January 2023. 

Other sources

  • Chinery, Michael (1986). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Reprinted 1991).
  • Skinner, Bernard (1984). Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles.

External links

  • Eupithecia Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 29 December 2011 Description of genus.
  • Eupithecia images at Encyclopaedia of Life

Wikidata ☰ Q138267 entry



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