Eupithecia graphiticata

Eupithecia graphiticata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in La Réunion where it is mostly found in high altitude forests in the end of the winter.

Eupithecia graphiticata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. graphiticata
Binomial name
Eupithecia graphiticata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia adunata Prout, 1935

This species has a wingspan of 18-24mm and the larvae feed on Erica reunionensis, an Ericaceae.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia graphiticata Joannis 1932". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Martiré & Rochat. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles, page 339


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