Epirrhoe hastulata
Epirrhoe hastulata | |
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Epirrhoe cf. hastulata | |
Epirrhoe hastulata. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Epirrhoe |
Species: | E. hastulata
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Binomial name | |
Epirrhoe hastulata (Hübner, 1790)
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Epirrhoe hastulata is a moth of the family Geometridae.
Subspecies[edit]
- Epirrhoe hastulata hastulata
- Epirrhoe hastulata reducta (Djakonov, 1929)
Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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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