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Epirrhoe hastulata

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Epirrhoe hastulata
Epirrhoe cf. hastulata
Epirrhoe hastulata. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epirrhoe
Species:
E. hastulata
Binomial name
Epirrhoe hastulata
(Hübner, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena hastulata Hubner, 1790
  • Geometra luctuata Hubner, 1799

Epirrhoe hastulata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Subspecies

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  • Epirrhoe hastulata hastulata
  • Epirrhoe hastulata reducta (Djakonov, 1929)

Distribution

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This species is known from Europe, from the area between northern Scandinavia and the Alps, through the Caucasus and central Asia to the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.[1]

Description

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The wingspan is about 19–22 mm. Background of the wings is dark gray, with white markings and a narrow white transverse bands on the forewings. The fringes along the wing edge alternate black and white. Body is black with small white rings between the various segments.[2][3]

Biology

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Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium verum. Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

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