Eupithecia ericeata
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. ericeata |
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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][4]
The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.[5]
Subspecies[edit]
- Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
- Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)
References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Eupithecia ericeata.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur 1833)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum e.V.
- ^ New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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