Biology:Eupithecia schiefereri
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Short description: Species of moth
| Eupithecia schiefereri | |
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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. schiefereri
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia schiefereri Bohatsch, 1893[1]
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Eupithecia schiefereri is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from North Africa through central Spain , southern France , the central and southern Alps, Italy and the southern Balkan Peninsula to eastern Turkey and northern Iran.[2]
The wingspan is 18–24 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on Saponaria[4] and Silene species. Larvae can be found from May to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[5]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13539519 entry
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