Eupithecia schuetzeata

Eupithecia schuetzeata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

Eupithecia schuetzeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. schuetzeata
Binomial name
Eupithecia schuetzeata
Pinker, 1961[1]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in winter, including December.

The larvae feed on Sonchus species.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia schuetzeata Pinker 1961". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie


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