''Eupithecia impurata'' is a
moth of the family
Geometridae. It is found from the mountainous areas of western, eastern and southern
Europe up to
Western Asia.
The
wingspan is 19–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August and again from September to October in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the flowers and fruit of ''
Campanula cespitosa'', ''
Campanula cochleariifolia
''Campanula cochleariifolia'' (also ''Campanula cochlearifolia''), common name earleaf bellflower or fairy's-thimble, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Pyrenees, Alps, French Massif Central, and Carpathian ...
'' and ''
Campanula rotundifolia''.
Subspecies
*''Eupithecia impurata impurata''
*''Eupithecia impurata badeniata''
Schutze, 1952
*''Eupithecia impurata franconiata''
Schutze, 1956
*''Eupithecia impurata germanicata''
Schutze, 1952
*''Eupithecia impurata gremmingerata''
Schutze, 1952
*''Eupithecia impurata langeata''
Schutze, 1952
*''Eupithecia impurata thuringiata''
Schutze, 1956
*''Eupithecia impurata westfalicata''
Weigt, 1982
References
External links
Lepiforum.deschmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
Moths described in 1813
impurata
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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