Eupithecia lentiscata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. lentiscata
Binomial name
Eupithecia lentiscata

Eupithecia lentiscata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Sardinia, Corsica and in southern Greece.[2]

The wingspan is about 17.5 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, with a slightly darker costal margin. The hindwings are paler, whitish grey with a delicate brownish tint.[3]

The larvae feed on Pistacia lentiscus.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia lentiscata Mabille 1869". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ New and scarce European Eupithecia species (Geometridae)
  4. ↑ Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français


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