Eupithecia semigraphata explained

Eupithecia semigraphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Portugal)^[1] to the Caucasus and Armenia. It is also present on the Canary Islands and North Africa.

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Calamintha (including Calamintha nepeta and Calamintha sylvatica), Hypericum, Origanum^[3] and Thymus species.^[4] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia semigraphata semigraphata
• Eupithecia semigraphata arida Dietze, 1910
• Eupithecia semigraphata canariensis Dietze, 1910
• Eupithecia semigraphata gravosata Schutze, 1956
• Eupithecia semigraphata lutulentaria Schwingenschuss, 1939
• Eupithecia semigraphata nepetata Mabille, 1869
• Eupithecia semigraphata porphyrata Zerny, 1934

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234002/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444964 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki_vgl.pl?Eupithecia_semigraphata Lepiforum.de
3. http://www.euroleps.ch/seiten/s_art.php?art=geo_semigraphata Euroleps.ch
4. http://www.lepinet.fr/especes/nation/lep/?e=p&id=35380 Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français