Eupithecia unedonata

Eupithecia unedonata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. unedonata
Binomial name
Eupithecia unedonata

Eupithecia unedonata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Greece, Crete, Rhodes, North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt), Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Transcaucasia.[3]

Larvae

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. There are two generations per year

The larvae feed on Arbutus unedo, Thymelaea hirsuta and Rhus tripartita.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia unedonata Mabille 1868". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Notes on Geometridae of the Maltese Islands with new records (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
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