Biology:Eupithecia quadripunctata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia quadripunctata
Eupithecia tricornuta.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. quadripunctata
Binomial name
Eupithecia quadripunctata
Warren, 1888[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia tricornuta Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia abiecta Vojnits, 1980

Eupithecia quadripunctata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in India , Pakistan , Nepal, Russia , China (Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang),[2] Taiwan, Korea, Japan [3] and northern Thailand.[4]

The wingspan is about 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). There are two generations per year. The aestival brood is much smaller than the vernal brood.[5]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia quadripunctata Warren 1888". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82873332. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Eupithecia quadripunctata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=222700. 
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Mironov, V.G. ; A.C. Galsworthy & K. Yazaki, 2009: A survey of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part II. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 60(3): 167-188. Abstract: [1]
  5. "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea (II)". http://www.koreascience.or.kr/search/articlepdf_ocean.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Focean.kisti.re.kr%2Fdownfile%2Fvolume%2Fentomo%2FOOGCBV%2F1993%2Fv32n4%2FOOGCBV_1993_v32n4_440.pdf. 
  • Mironov, V.G. ,A.C. Galsworthy & U. Ratzel, 2008, A survey of the Eupithecia fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of the Western Himalayas: Part 2, Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 59 (2): 117-143.
  • Mironov, V.G. ; A.C. Galsworthy & K. Yazaki, 2009: A survey of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part II. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 60(3): 167-188. Abstract: [2].

Wikidata ☰ Q13553307 entry