Eupithecia insigniata (Hübner, 1790) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eupithecia insigniata (Hübner, 1790)

Eupithecia insigniata (Hübner, 1790)

Eupithecia insigniata, the pinion-spotted pug, is a Geometridae moth found in Europe and Turkey.

Family
Genus
Eupithecia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eupithecia insigniata (Hübner, 1790)

Eupithecia insigniata, commonly called the pinion-spotted pug, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. This species is distributed in Europe and Turkey. It has a wingspan measuring 18 to 22 millimeters. Adult moths of this species fly from April to May, with the exact timing varying based on location. Its larvae feed on species from the Crataegus and Malus genera.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Eupithecia

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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