Eupithecia extensaria

Eupithecia extensaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. extensaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia extensaria
(Freyer, 1844)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia extensaria Freyer, 1844
  • Eupithecia sydyi Staudinger, 1885
  • Larentia prolongata Lienig, 1846
  • Eupithecia prolongata Dietze, 1910

Eupithecia extensaria, the scarce pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the British Isles (rare & confined to eastern saltmarshes), Spain and eastern Europe.[2]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm.[3] The moth flies in May and June.

The larvae feed on sea wormwood (Artemisia maritima).[3][4]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia extensaria extensaria
  • Eupithecia extensaria leuca Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia extensaria occidua Prout, 1914

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Markku Savela. "Eupithecia extensaria". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 Ian Kimber. "1847 Scarce Pug Eupithecia extensaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#238


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