Biology:Eupithecia ericeata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. ericeata
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| Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur, 1833)[1]
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Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.[2]
The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.[3] Adults are variable, ranging from a typical light form with a distinct pattern on the forewings to a unicolorous melanistic form.[4]
The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.[5]
Subspecies
- Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
- Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eupithecia ericeata. |
Wikidata ☰ Q13553448 entry
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