Eupithecia pimpinellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. pimpinellata
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Eupithecia pimpinellata, the pimpinel pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is known from most of Europe to Morocco (High Atlas), Siberia, Kyrgyzstan, Altai, Mongolia.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Eupithecia pimpinellata has elongated wings. The forewing ground colour is ash-grey suffused rufous. The discal spot is large and elongated. Several crosslines, the median with a row of dark spots.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of June to August.
The larvae mainly feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Pimpinella major, but also other Apiaceae species. They feed on the flowers and seeds of their host plant. Larvae can be found from July to October. It overwinters as a pupa.
Subspecies
- Eupithecia pimpinellata pimpinellata
- Eupithecia pimpinellata retheli Prout, 1938
References
- ^ Eupithecia pimpinellata at Fauna Europaea
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia pimpinellata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "70.165 BF1845 Pimpinel Pug Eupithecia pimpinellata (Hübner, [1813])". UKMoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Lepiforum e.V.
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