Pasiphila debiliata

Pasiphila debiliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Eupitheciini
Genus:	Pasiphila
Species:	P. debiliata
Binomial name
	Pasiphila debiliata; (Hübner, 1817)
Synonyms
	Geometra debiliata Hübner, [1817] ; Eupithecia clerci Krulikovsky, 1891; Eupithecia nigropunctata Chant, 1833; Chlorochlystis suspiciosa Inoue, 1982;

Pasiphila debiliata, the bilberry pug, is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe, east to southern Siberia, the Amur region and Japan.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The ground colour is a very delicate, evanescent pale green, the crosslines are much weak, strongest on the veins. — ab. nigropunctata Chant, has only the principal lines,these being marked as strong vein-dots. — grisescens Dietze is silvery grey without a tinge of green.^[2] Discal spot present.

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus.

References

^ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Prout , L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.

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[1] "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] Prout , L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.

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