Eupithecia pernotata

Eupithecia pernotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. pernotata
Binomial name
Eupithecia pernotata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia antaggregata Inoue, 1977
  • Eupithecia enictata Pellmyr & Mikkola, 1984
  • Eupithecia fuscostigma Alpheraky, 1892
  • Eupithecia aggregata Guenee, 1857

Eupithecia pernotata, Gueneé's pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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 Mironov in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Eupithecia pernotata at Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Taxapad


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