Eupithecia limbata

Eupithecia limbata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Italy, France, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria.[2] It is also found in Iran.[3]

Eupithecia limbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. limbata
Binomial name
Eupithecia limbata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia irritaria Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia kueppersi Vojnits, 1973
  • Tephroclystia tomillata Chretien, 1904
  • Eupithecia occidens Wehrli, 1927

The larvae feed on Eryngium amethystinum.[4]

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia limbata limbata
  • Eupithecia limbata tomillata (Chretien, 1904)

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia limbata Staudinger 1879". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Mironov, V. & U. Ratzel, 2012: New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. Abstract:
  4. lepiforum.de


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