Eupithecia sinuosaria

Eupithecia sinuosaria, the goosefoot pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Eastern Asia, but has expanded its range to Central Europe.

Eupithecia sinuosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. sinuosaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia sinuosaria
(Eversmann, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia sinuosaria Eversmann, 1848

The length of the fore-wings is 10–12 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Chenopodium album, Chenopodium pratericola, Chenopodium hybridum, Chenopodium glaucum, Atriplex patula and Polygonum aviculare.

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia sinuosaria sinuosaria
  • Eupithecia sinuosaria obliquaria Leech, 1897
  • Eupithecia sinuosaria tenella Vojnits, 1976
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References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sinuosaria (Eversmann 1848)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.


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