Eupithecia actaeata

Eupithecia actaeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. actaeata
Binomial name
Eupithecia actaeata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia bergunensis Dietze, 1875[2]
  • Eupithecia acteata (misspelling)[2]
  • Eupithecia praenubilata Inoue, 1958[2]

Eupithecia actaeata is a Eurasian species of moth of the family Geometridae.

Description

E. actaeata has a wingspan of 19–24 mm,[3] with broader wings than is typical for Eupithecia species.[2] Both wing pairs are grey,[2] brownish-grey,[3] or brown,[4] with somewhat paler hind- than forewings.[3][2]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia actaeata actaeata
  • Eupithecia actaeata praenubilata Inoue, 1958

Distribution

Europe

Within Europe, E. actaeata is found France eastwards, where it is widely distributed in northern, central and eastern Europe,[3] and has only local distribution south of the Alps.[5]

Asia

In Asia, E. actaeata ranges from the southern Urals to Mongolia,[6] China (Qinghai and Shaanxi), Japan, the Russian Far East, Taiwan[3] and Korea.[2][4]

Habitat and host plants

E. actaeata has been found at altitudes from sea level up to 2000m in Europe[3] and between 1600 and 3000m in China.[2] It is found in forests with a presence of Actaea spicata (baneberry),[3][5] its main host plant. In north-western Europe, it is found predominantly in closed spruce forests.[7] In Asia, it has been found on another species of Actaea.[2] Other known host plants are Thalictrum aquilegiifolium and Thalictrum flavum.[3] Viburnum opulus has also been mentioned in scientific literature,[3] but might be erroneous.[8]

Life cycle

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from the end of May to August. Larvae can be found from June to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia actaeata Walderdorff 1869". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 232–233. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 174–175. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b Choi, Sei-Woong; Kim, Sung-Soo (30 April 2015). "New Records of Seven Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea". Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity. 31 (2): 132. doi:10.5635/ASED.2015.31.2.128. S2CID 86626630. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Wagner, Wolfgang. "Eupithecia". European Lepidoptera and their ecology. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (5 March 2014). "A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 3774 (2): 101–130. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.1. PMID 24871410.
  7. ^ Hydén, Nils (1990). "Baptria tibiale och Eupithecia actaeata (Lep., Geometridae) i Nordvästeuropa – utbredning, biologi, äggläggning och habitatval" [Baptria tibiale (Esper) and Eupithecia actaeata (Walderdorff) (Lep., Geometridae) in NW Europe – distribution, biology, oviposition and preferred habitats] (PDF). Entomologisk Tidskrift. 111 (1). Abstract.
  8. ^ Ellis, W.N. "Eupithecia actaeata – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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