Eupithecia ericeata explained

Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.^[1]

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.^{[2] [3]}

The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.^[4]

Subspecies

• Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
• Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222312/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444809 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Eupithecia_ericeata Lepiforum e.V.
3. http://www.soceurlep.eu/tl_files/nota/bd35_1/04_Mironov%20&%20Ratzel.pdf New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria
4. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/EupitErice.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa