Eupithecia denotata
Eupithecia denotata (the campanula pug) is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species can be found from western Europe to central Asia and China.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. denotata |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.
The larvae feed on Campanula species, including Campanula trachelium. Larvae of subspecies jasioneata feed on Jasione montana. Larvae can be found from August to October. It overwinters as a pupa.
Subspecies
- Eupithecia denotata denotata
- Eupithecia denotata hellenata Schutze, 1959
- Eupithecia denotata jasioneata Crewe, 1881 - jasione pug
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References
- Eupithecia denotata at Fauna Europaea
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia denotata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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