Eupithecia denotata

Eupithecia denotata (the campanula pug) is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species can be found from western Europe to central Asia and China.

Eupithecia denotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. denotata
Binomial name
Eupithecia denotata
Synonyms
  • Geometra denotata Hubner, 1813
  • Eupithecia atraria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia campanulata Herrich-Schaffer, 1861
  • Eupithecia jasioneata Crewe, 1881
  • Eupithecia livida Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia primulata Milliere, 1874

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.

The larvae feed on Campanula species, including Campanula trachelium. Larvae of subspecies jasioneata feed on Jasione montana. Larvae can be found from August to October. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia denotata denotata
  • Eupithecia denotata hellenata Schutze, 1959
  • Eupithecia denotata jasioneata Crewe, 1881 - jasione pug

References
  1. Eupithecia denotata at Fauna Europaea
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia denotata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.


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