Eupithecia expallidata

Eupithecia expallidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. expallidata
Binomial name
Eupithecia expallidata

Eupithecia expallidata, the bleached pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North-West and Central Russia, South-East Scandinavia to the North Mediterranean and West Europe including the British Isles.[2][3]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[4] The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown.There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot.

The moth flies in July and August.

The larvae feed on goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Markku Savela. "Eupithecia expallidata". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Mike Wall. "Bleached Pug (Eupithecia expallidata)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 Ian Kimber. "Bleached Pug Eupithecia expallidata". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230


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