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Eupithecia
''Eupithecia'' is a large genus of moths of the family Geometridae. There are hundreds of described species, found in all parts of the world (with 45 in the British Isles alone), and new species are discovered on a regular basis. ''Eupithecia'' species form the bulk of the group commonly known as pugs. They are generally small with muted colours and specific identification can be difficult. As a group they are easily identified by their narrow wings held flat at 90° to the body with the hindwings almost hidden behind the forewings. The larvae of many species feed on the flowers and seeds of their food plants rather than the foliage. Many species have a very specific food plant. Some Hawaiian ''Eupithecia'' as caterpillars are predators of other insects ('' E. orichloris'', '' E. staurophragma'', '' E. scoriodes''). They mimic twigs but when sensitive hairs on their backs are triggered, they quickly grab the insects touching them. The defensive behavior of snapping may have pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Pupa
''Eupithecia'' is a large genus of moths of the family Geometridae. There are hundreds of described species, found in all parts of the world (with 45 in the British Isles alone), and new species are discovered on a regular basis. ''Eupithecia'' species form the bulk of the group commonly known as pugs. They are generally small with muted colours and specific identification can be difficult. As a group they are easily identified by their narrow wings held flat at 90° to the body with the hindwings almost hidden behind the forewings. The larvae of many species feed on the flowers and seeds of their food plants rather than the foliage. Many species have a very specific food plant. Some Hawaiian ''Eupithecia'' as caterpillars are predators of other insects ('' E. orichloris'', '' E. staurophragma'', '' E. scoriodes''). They mimic twigs but when sensitive hairs on their backs are triggered, they quickly grab the insects touching them. The defensive behavior of snapping may have pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Absinthiata
The wormwood pug (''Eupithecia absinthiata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is a common species across the Palearctic region as well as North America. The wingspan is 21–23 mm and the forewings are warm brown with two black spots along the costa with a black discal spot completing a distinctive triangle. There is a pale narrow line near the fringe with a distinct whitish spot near the tornus, although this is not as prominent as in the rather similar currant pug. The hindwings are greyish brown.ab. ''obscura'' Dietze (Kassimov, Central Russia) is much darker, the forewing described as sepia-coloured. Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgarpdf */ref> Adult larvae are smooth and elongated. They adapt to the basic colour of the respective food plant and are accordingly greenish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Innotata
''Eupithecia innotata'', the angle-barred pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. It ranges from Spain in the west to western Siberia and Central Asia in the east. There are three forms found in the British Isles: * ''E. innotata sensu stricto'' (angle-barred pug) is found only on the east and south-east coasts * f. ''fraxinata'' (ash pug) is widely distributed * rare f. ''tamarisciata'' (tamarisk pug) The forewings are generally dark brown or grey with few distinguishing marks apart from a small white tornal spot which may not be present on the frequent melanic forms. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Two broods are produced each year with the adults flying in May and June and again in August. Moths of the spring brood are usually darker in colour than the later specimens. The larva is bright yellow-brown with brown and greenish markings, most strikingly a variety of large, brown-green spots along the back. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Abietaria
The cloaked pug (''Eupithecia abietaria'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1781 and it can be found in Europe and to the east in Siberia and Japan. The wingspan is 21–23 mm. It is a large and handsome species, the lines sharply expressed and marked with black teeth or dashes on the veins. There is a very large discal dot and two red-brown bands. The face is without well-developed cone of scales and the palpus is about twice as long as the diameter of the eye The forewing has a double areole . - ab. ''constricta'' ab. nov.routhas the median area reduced to a width of only 1-2 mm. and the antemedian and postmedian lines ere connected by black veins. - ''debrunneata'' Stgr., from the Ussuri district, is more mixed with blackish, the red-brown tone wanting - ''gigantea'' Stgr., from the Ussuri district and Japan, is darker grey than in ''debrunneata'', the reddish bands (as in ''rufescens'') strongly deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Abbreviata
The brindled pug (''Eupithecia abbreviata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae found in Europe including the British Isles as well as further east to the Baltic States, Armenia, Turkey and the Caucasus. South it reaches North Africa. Description The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm. The forewing is elongate, the hindwing is small, with the distal margin almost straight from near the apex to behind middle. The forewing has a decided tinge of ochreous and there are strong dark vein-dashes proximally to postmedian line, those on the median veins especially well developed. Antennal ciliation not very long. — ''hirschkei'' Bastelb., prevalent in the Middle Rhine district, is more weakly marked.Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgarpdf Adult caterpillars are smooth and slender. They are coloured light grey to yellow-grey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Orichloris
''Eupithecia orichloris'' is a species of moth that is native to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii. It is known for having its larval form as a caterpillar which is insectivorous A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate insectivores were .... The caterpillar has two abdominal appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey insects using a spiny pair of forelegs. References orichloris Endemic moths of Hawaii Moths described in 1899 {{Eupithecia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Accurata
''Eupithecia accurata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...., 2012: New species of the genus ''Eupithecia'' Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. ''Zootaxa'' 3580: 56-68. Abstract/ref> References Moths described in 1892 accurata Moths of the Middle East {{Eupithecia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Acolpodes
''Eupithecia acolpodes'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in India and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...., 2008, A survey of the ''Eupithecia'' fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of the Western Himalayas: Part 2, ''Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan'' 59 (2): 117-143. References Moths described in 1938 acolpodes Moths of Asia {{Eupithecia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Acidalioides
''Eupithecia acidalioides'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Trinidad and French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic .... References Moths described in 1901 acidalioides Moths of the Caribbean Moths of South America {{Eupithecia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Scoriodes
''Eupithecia scoriodes'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which .... It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to '' Eupithecia phaeocausta'', but the markings are much more definite. References External links * scoriodes Endemic moths of Hawaii Moths described in 1899 {{Eupithecia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Acosmos
''Eupithecia acosmos'' is a moth in the family Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met .... References Moths described in 1989 acosmos {{Eupithecia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupithecia Achyrdaghica
''Eupithecia achyrdaghica'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Wehrli in 1929. It is found in Turkey and Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc .... The ground colour of the forewings is whitish grey very finely dotted with black. The hindwings are similar to the forewing, although the costa is somewhat brighter. References Moths desc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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