Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Eupithecia pernotata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eupithecia Rank Species | |
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Eupithecia pernotata, Gueneé's pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from the Alps, through Romania to southern Russia. It is also found in Finland.
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The wingspan is 18–19 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to mid July.
The larvae feed on Tanacetum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Pimpinella saxifraga. Larvae can be found from June to mid September. It overwinters as a pupa in the ground.
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Taxonomy
Eupithecia antaggregata was treated as a synonym by Mironov in 2003.
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