Eupithecia undata explained

Eupithecia undata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1840. The North American Moth Photographers Group lists it as a synonym of Eupithecia lafontaineata. It is found in the Pyrenees, Alps, the Massif Central, the Tatra mountains, on the Balkan Peninsula and in Romania.[1] It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon.[2]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-May to July in Europe.

The larvae feed on Silene and Minuartia species and Gypsophila repens. Larvae can be found from the end of June to mid-August. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]

Subspecies

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206202821/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444774 Fauna Europaea
  2. Rindge . Frederick H. . July 25, 1963 . Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) . American Museum Novitates . 2147 . 1–23.
  3. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Eupithecia_Undata Lepiforum e.V.
  4. http://www.pyrgus.de/Eupithecia_undata.html "Eupithecia undata Freyer, 1840"