''Eupithecia satyrata'', the satyr pug, is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

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. It was described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1813. It is found from

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, through northern and central Europe (from

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to the northern

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) east to all of

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and central Asia and western

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. It is also present in

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and North America. The

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is . ''Eupithecia satyrata'' is variable in pattern. The ground colour of the wings is ash grey or brownish. The veins often have a black with white dusting. There are paler crosslines. On the forewings a very indistinct terminal fascia ends in a tiny tornal spot. There is a fine discal spot on the forewing. This is absent on the hindwing. Prout gives an account of the variations.Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgar
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/ref> Adults are on wing from March to September. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on the flowers of a wide range of plants, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Subspecies

*''Eupithecia satyrata satyrata'' *''Eupithecia satyrata callunaria'' Doubleday, 1850 *''Eupithecia satyrata curzoni'' Gregson, 1884 *''Eupithecia satyrata dodata'' Taylor, 1906 *''Eupithecia satyrata intimata'' Pearsall, 1908 *''Eupithecia satyrata juldusi'' Dietze, 1910 *''Eupithecia satyrata rivosulata'' Dietze, 1875 (Yakutia, Siberia) *''Eupithecia satyrata subatrata'' Staudinger, 1871 *''Eupithecia satyrata zermattensis'' Wehrli, 1928

Similar species

*'' Eupithecia intricata''

References

External links

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''Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland''''Lepiforum e.V.''
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