Eupithecia ericeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. ericeata
Binomial name
Eupithecia ericeata
(Rambur, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia ericeata Rambur, 1833
  • Eupithecia millierata Staudinger, 1871
  • Eupithecia euxinata Bohatsch, 1893

Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.[2]

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.[3] Adults are variable, ranging from a typical light form with a distinct pattern on the forewings to a unicolorous melanistic form.[4]

The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.[5]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
  • Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)

References

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  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur 1833)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Lepiforum e.V.
  4. ↑ New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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