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Eupithecia silenata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Eupithecia silenata

Eupithecia silenata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe, in the east, the range extends to the Krkonoše mountains and the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Silene vulgaris species. Larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

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Eupithecia silenata Wikipedia