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Eupithecia subumbrata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Eupithecia subumbrata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Eupithecia innotata, Eupithecia tripunctaria, Juniper pug, Tawny speckled pug, Grey pug

Eupithecia subumbrata, the shaded pug, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Mongolia and the Altai Mountains through Siberia, central Asia, Asia Minor and Russia to western Europe and from central Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Region.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The ground colour is white relatively conspicuously patterned with greyish-brown transverse lines on the forewings.

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.

The larvae feed are polyphagus and feed on various plants, including Galium mollugo, Hypericum perforatum, Pimpinella, Senecio and Solidago species. Larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia subumbrata subumbrata
  • Eupithecia subumbrata iliata Schutze, 1956 (Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan)
  • References

    Eupithecia subumbrata Wikipedia