Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Eupithecia selinata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eupithecia Rank Species | |
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Similar Eupithecia insigniata, Eupithecia trisignaria, Eupithecia tripunctaria, Cloaked pug, Eupithecia lanceata | ||
Eupithecia selinata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Japan through the Amur Region, Siberia, the Urals, Caucasus and Russia to western Europe and from southern Fennoscandia to the Alps.
The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The fore- and hindwings are dark greyish brown. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of May to August.
The larvae feed on various Apiaceae species, including Aegopodium podagraria, Heracleum sphondylium, Peucedanum oreoselium, Peucedanum palustre and Angelica silvestris. Larvae can be found from June to September. It overwinters as a pupa.
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