Eupithecia irriguata

Eupithecia irriguata, the marbled pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and North Africa.

Eupithecia irriguata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. irriguata
Binomial name
Eupithecia irriguata
(Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra irriguata Hubner, 1813
  • Phalaena variegata Haworth, 1809
  • Eupithecia staudingeri Bohatsch, 1893

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moths flies from April to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Quercus leaves.

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia irriguata irriguata
  • Eupithecia irriguata eriguata Staudinger, 1871
  • Eupithecia irriguata kurdica Prout 1938
  • Eupithecia irriguata staudingeri Bohatsch, 1893

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.