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Epirrhoe pupillata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Epirrhoe pupillata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epirrhoe

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Epirrhoe hastulata, Catarhoe cuculata, Xanthorhoe decoloraria, Catarhoe rubidata, Entephria punctipes

Epirrhoe pupillata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the mountains of Europe (from central Scandinavia to the Alps) to central Asia, Mongolia and Siberia.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Galium verum. Larvae can be found in June/July and from August to October. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

  • Epirrhoe pupillata pupillata
  • Epirrhoe pupillata orientalis (Osthelder, 1909)
  • References

    Epirrhoe pupillata Wikipedia