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Eupithecia conterminata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Eupithecia conterminata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Rank
  
Species

Eupithecia conterminata

Similar
  
Eupithecia lanceata, Eupithecia gelidata, Eupithecia indigata, Eupithecia insigniata, Eupithecia tantillaria

Eupithecia conterminata is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from Fennoscandia and the mountains of central Europe, through the Caucasus to southern Siberia.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from the mid May to June.

The larvae feed on Picea abies. Larvae can be found from the end of July to mid August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia conterminata conterminata
  • Eupithecia conterminata idiopusillata Inoue, 1979
  • References

    Eupithecia conterminata Wikipedia