Eupithecia expallidata

Eupithecia expallidata
Bleached Pug, Trawscoed, North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. expallidata
Binomial name
Eupithecia expallidata

Eupithecia expallidata, the bleached pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North-West and Central Russia, South-East Scandinavia to the North Mediterranean and West Europe including the British Isles.[2][3]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[4] The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown. There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot. See also Prout [5][6][7]

The larva is matt greenish clearly and variously patterned.

The moth flies in July and August.

The larvae feed on goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[4][8]

Similar species

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia expallidata Doubleday 1856". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Markku Savela. "Eupithecia expallidata". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ Mike Wall. "Bleached Pug (Eupithecia expallidata)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b Ian Kimber. "Bleached Pug Eupithecia expallidata". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ^ Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.[1] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ Vladimir Mironov: The Geometrid Moths of the World. In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume 4: Larentiinae II. Perizomini and Eupitheciini. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, ISBN 87-88757-40-4
  7. ^ Riley, A.M. and Prior, G. British and Irish Pug Moths A Guide to their Identification and BiologyApollo Books ISBN 978-0-946589-51-7
  8. ^ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230
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