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Eupithecia ericeata

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.

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Eupithecia ericeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.34

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

Subspecies

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