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Eupithecia extraversaria

Eupithecia extraversaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Estonia, northern Russia, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also found in Iran.

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Eupithecia extraversaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. extraversaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia extraversaria
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia libanotidata Guenee, 1858

Eupithecia extraversaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Estonia, northern Russia, Great Britain and Ireland.2 It is also found in Iran.3

The wingspan is about 15–17 mm.4 Adults are on wing from June to the beginning of August.

The larvae feed on the flowers of various Apiaceae species, including Pimpinella saxifraga, Bupleurum, Pastinaca, Angelica and Peucedanum species.5 Larvae can be found from the end of July to the beginning of September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia extraversaria Herrich-Schaffer 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Mironov, V. & U. Ratzel, 2012: New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. Abstract: [1]
  4. Lepiforum.de
  5. Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie