''Eupithecia gueneata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of southern and eastern Europe, as well as the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

and North Africa. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid August. The larvae feed on various Apiaceae species, including '' Peucedanum'' species (including ''

Peucedanum oreoselinum ''Peucedanum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Species It contains the following species: * '' Peucedanum abbreviatum'' E. Mey. * '' Peucedanum acaule'' R.H.Shan & M.L.Sheh * '' Peucedanum achaicum'' Halácsy * ' ...

'') and ''

Pimpinella saxifraga ''Pimpinella saxifraga'', known as burnet-saxifrage, solidstem burnet saxifrage, lesser burnet is a plant species in the family Apiaceae, a native of the British Isles and temperate Europe and Western Asia. It is neither a burnet, which its l ...

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Subspecies

*''Eupithecia gueneata gueneata'' *''Eupithecia gueneata plantei'' Herbulot, 1981

References

Moths described in 1862 gueneata Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths of Africa Taxa named by Pierre Millière {{Eupithecia-stub