Epirrhoe hastulata
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| Epirrhoe cf. hastulata | |
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| Epirrhoe hastulata. Mounted specimen | |
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| Family: | Geometridae
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| Species: | E. hastulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Epirrhoe hastulata (Hübner, 1790)
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Epirrhoe hastulata is a moth of the family Geometridae.
Subspecies[]
- Epirrhoe hastulata hastulata
- Epirrhoe hastulata reducta (Djakonov, 1929)
Distribution[]
This species is known from Europe, from the area between northern Scandinavia and the Alps, through the Caucasus and central Asia to the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.[1]
Description[]
The wingspan is about 19–22 mm. Background of the wings is dark gray, with white markings and a narrow white transverse bands on the forewings. The fringes along the wing edge alternate black and white. Body is black with small white rings between the various segments.[2][3]
Biology[]
Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium verum. Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.
References[]
Categories:
- Epirrhoe
- Moths of Japan
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
- Xanthorhoini stubs