Eupithecia semigraphata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. semigraphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia semigraphata
Bruand, 1850[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia nepetata

Eupithecia semigraphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Portugal)[2] to the Caucasus and Armenia. It is also present on the Canary Islands and North Africa.

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Calamintha (including Calamintha nepeta and Calamintha sylvatica), Hypericum, Origanum[4] and Thymus species.[5] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia semigraphata semigraphata
  • Eupithecia semigraphata arida Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia semigraphata canariensis Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia semigraphata gravosata Schutze, 1956
  • Eupithecia semigraphata lutulentaria Schwingenschuss, 1939
  • Eupithecia semigraphata nepetata Mabille, 1869
  • Eupithecia semigraphata porphyrata Zerny, 1934

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand 1850". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ Euroleps.ch
  5. ↑ Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français


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