Epirrhoe hastulata
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| Epirrhoe hastulata | |
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| Epirrhoe cf. hastulata | |
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| Epirrhoe hastulata. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epirrhoe |
| Species: | E. hastulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epirrhoe hastulata (Hübner, 1790) | |
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Epirrhoe hastulata is a moth of the family Geometridae.
Subspecies
[edit]- Epirrhoe hastulata hastulata
- Epirrhoe hastulata reducta (Djakonov, 1929)
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from Europe, from the area between northern Scandinavia and the Alps, through the Caucasus and central Asia to the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 19–22 mm. Background of the wings is dark gray, with white markings and a narrow white transverse bands on the forewings. The fringes along the wing edge alternate black and white. Body is black with small white rings between the various segments.[2][3]
Biology
[edit]Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium verum. Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.
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