Eupithecia expallidata | |
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Bleached Pug, Trawscoed, North Wales | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. expallidata
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia expallidata |
Eupithecia expallidata, the bleached pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North-West and Central Russia, South-East Scandinavia to the North Mediterranean and West Europe including the British Isles. [2] [3]
The wingspan is 20–24 mm. [4] The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown. There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot. See also Prout [5]
The larva is matt greenish clearly and variously patterned.
The moth flies in July and August.
The larvae feed on goldenrod ( Solidago virgaurea). [4] [6]
Eupithecia expallidata | |
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Bleached Pug, Trawscoed, North Wales | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. expallidata
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia expallidata |
Eupithecia expallidata, the bleached pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North-West and Central Russia, South-East Scandinavia to the North Mediterranean and West Europe including the British Isles. [2] [3]
The wingspan is 20–24 mm. [4] The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown. There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot. See also Prout [5]
The larva is matt greenish clearly and variously patterned.
The moth flies in July and August.
The larvae feed on goldenrod ( Solidago virgaurea). [4] [6]