Eupithecia subtacincta
Eupithecia subtacincta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Himalaya, from Jammu and Kashmir through China to the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan. It is also found from south-east Asia to Borneo.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. subtacincta |
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The wingspan is about 12–15 mm. The ground colour of the fore- and hindwings is brownish grey with a greenish tinge.[3]
Larvae have been reared on Clematis species[4] and have also been reported feeding on Cornus controversa.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia subtacincta Hampson 1895". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- Mironov, V.G. ; A.C. Galsworthy & K. Yazaki, 2009: A survey of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part II. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 60(3): 167-188. Abstract:
- "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Gometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea(I)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- The Moths of Borneo
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