Eupithecia expallidata

Eupithecia expallidata, the bleached pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North-West and Central Russia, South-East Scandinavia to the North Mediterranean and West Europe including the British Isles.[2][3]

Eupithecia expallidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. expallidata
Binomial name
Eupithecia expallidata
Doubleday, 1856[1]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[4] The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown.There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot.

The moth flies in July and August.

The larvae feed on goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[4][5]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia expallidata Doubleday 1856". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Markku Savela. "Eupithecia expallidata". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. Mike Wall. "Bleached Pug (Eupithecia expallidata)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. Ian Kimber. "Bleached Pug Eupithecia expallidata". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230


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