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Eupithecia ericeata

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Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.[2]

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.[3] Adults are variable, ranging from a typical light form with a distinct pattern on the forewings to a unicolorous melanistic form.[4]

The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.[5]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
  • Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)

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Eupithecia ericeata: Brief Summary

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Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm. Adults are variable, ranging from a typical light form with a distinct pattern on the forewings to a unicolorous melanistic form.

The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.

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