Eupithecia irriguata, the marbled pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and North Africa.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. irriguata
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Binomial name | |
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The wingspan is 18–20 mm and the moths fly from April to June, depending on the location. The larvae feed on the leaves of oak (Quercus species).
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Subspecies
edit- Eupithecia irriguata irriguata
- Eupithecia irriguata eriguata Staudinger, 1871
- Eupithecia irriguata kurdica Prout 1938
- Eupithecia irriguata staudingeri Bohatsch, 1893
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia irriguata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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