Eupithecia groenblomi

Eupithecia groenblomi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. groenblomi
Binomial name
Eupithecia groenblomi Urbahn, 1969[1][2]
Synonyms
Eupithecia tsushimensis Inoue, 1980[3][4] Eupithecia fujisana Inoue, 1980[3][4] Eupithecia kunashiriensis Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988[3][4]

Eupithecia groenblomi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Europe and Asia. In Europe, it occurs in Norway, Finland and northwestern Russia and the Urals.[3] In Asia, it is known from the Russian Far East, the Kuril Islands, Japan and China.[3][4]

The species overwinters as pupae after a larval stage from mid-August to early October.[3][4] Adults fly in a single generation from late July to late August[3] or September.[4] Larvae are known to feed on Solidago virgaurea, the European goldenrod.[3][4] In the eastern part of Eupithecia groenblomi's range,[a] the larval host plant could be another species of Solidago.[4]

Adults of Eupithecia groenblomi have grey fore- and hindwings that lack strong markings,[4] and a wingspan of 14.5–24 mm.[3] It resembles several other species in its genus, such as Eupithecia trisignaria,[3] Eupithecia virgaureata[3][4] and Eupithecia selinata.[4]

Notes and references

1. where S. virgaurea is not native[5]

1. Eupithecia groenblomi at Fauna Europaea
2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia groenblomi Urbahn 1969". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
3. Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 170–173. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
5. "Solidago virgaurea L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 January 2023.