Eupithecia subtacincta

Eupithecia subtacincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. subtacincta
Binomial name
Eupithecia subtacincta
Hampson, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia tabidaria Inoue, 1955
  • Eupithecia gozmanyi ussurii Vojnits, 1972
  • Eupithecia ussuri Vojnits, 1972
  • Eupithecia minibursae Vojnits, 1973

Eupithecia subtacincta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Himalaya, from Jammu and Kashmir through China to the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan. It is also found from south-east Asia to Borneo.[2]

The wingspan is about 12–15 mm. The ground colour of the fore- and hindwings is brownish grey with a greenish tinge.[3]

Larvae have been reared on Clematis species[4] and have also been reported feeding on Cornus controversa.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Mironov, V.G. ; A.C. Galsworthy & K. Yazaki, 2009: A survey of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part II. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 60(3): 167-188. Abstract:
  3. ↑ Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Gometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea(I)
  4. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
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