Eupithecia valerianata

Eupithecia valerianata, the valerian pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Great Britain, through central Europe to western Russia, Belarus and northern Iran.[3]

Eupithecia valerianata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. valerianata
Binomial name
Eupithecia valerianata
Synonyms
  • Geometra valerianata Hübner, 1813
  • Eupithecia laevilignata Bruand, 1850
  • Eupithecia viminata Doubleday, 1858

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey. The darker-coloured crosslines are faint. There is a pale, dentate subterminal line (sometimes incomplete). The forewings have a dark discal mark (sometimes grey, indistinct or absent). The hindwings are pale whitish brown and there is a tornal spot.[3]

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-April to August.

Eupithecia valerianata inhabits wet meadows, ditch edges, forest edges and other locations where Valeriana species grow.

The larvae feed on Valeriana species. Larvae can be found from June to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

References
  1. Eupithecia valerianata at Fauna Europaea
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia valerianata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  3. Eupithecia valerianata full description Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 29 December 2011


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