Biology:Eupithecia pernotata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia pernotata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. pernotata
Binomial name
Eupithecia pernotata
Guenée, 1857[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia antaggregata Inoue, 1977
  • Eupithecia enictata Pellmyr & Mikkola, 1984
  • Eupithecia fuscostigma Alpheraky, 1892
  • Eupithecia aggregata Guenée, 1857

Eupithecia pernotata, or Guenée's pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is known from the Alps, through Romania to southern Russia . It is also found in Finland .

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-June to mid-July.

The larvae feed on Tanacetum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Pimpinella saxifraga. Larvae can be found from June to mid-September. It overwinters as a pupa in the ground.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia pernotata pernotata
  • Eupithecia pernotata enictata Pellmyr & Mikkola, 1984

Taxonomy

Eupithecia antaggregata was treated as a synonym by Vladimir G. Mironov in 2003.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3910455 entry