Eupithecia actaeata
Eupithecia actaeata is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from western Europe to Japan. In Europe, it is found from Fennoscandia to the Alps.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. actaeata |
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| Eupithecia actaeata Walderdorff, 1869[1] | |
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The wingspan is 19–24 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from the end of May to August.
The larvae feed on Actaea spicata. Larvae can be found from June to September. It overwinters as a pupa.
Subspecies
- Eupithecia actaeata actaeata
- Eupithecia actaeata praenubilata Inoue, 1958
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia actaeata Walderdorff 1869". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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