Euchoeca

Euchoeca is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Euchoeca nebulata, the dingy shell, was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from Europe across Russia to Japan.[3]

Euchoeca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Larentiinae
Tribe:
Asthenini
Genus:
Euchoeca

Species:
E. nebulata
Binomial name
Euchoeca nebulata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nebulata Scopoli, 1763
  • Geometra hepararia Hübner, [1799]
  • Geometra heparata [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena obliterata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena strigata Thunberg, 1788

The wingspan is 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in). The ground colour of the forewing is sandy brown or orange cream. The wings have very fine and faint darker cross lines and creamy-brown chequered fringes. There is a double curve on the termen of the hindwing.

The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch and alder.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Euchoeca Hubner 1823". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Euchoeca nebulata (Scopoli 1763)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044.


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