Eupithecia silenata

Eupithecia silenata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe, in the east, the range extends to the Krkonoše mountains and the Caucasus.

Eupithecia silenata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. silenata
Binomial name
Eupithecia silenata

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Silene vulgaris species. Larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia silenata Assmann 1848". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.


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