Eupithecia graphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. bIt was described by Treitschke in 1828. It is found in most of southern and eastern Europe, as well as the Near East.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. graphata
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| Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke, 1828)[1]
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The wingspan is 17–21 millimetres (0.67–0.83 in).[3] Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August.
The larvae feed on Minuartia and Gypsophila species, as well as Jurinea mollis[4] and Spergularia segetalis.[5] Larvae can be found in July and August.[6]
Subspecies
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- Eupithecia graphata albofasciata Staudinger, 1879
- Eupithecia graphata hesperia Wehrli, 1926
- Eupithecia graphata olympica Tuleschkov, 1951
- Eupithecia graphata setaceata Dietze, 1903
- Eupithecia graphata sproengertsi Dietze, 1910
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke 1828)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum.de
- ^ Magyar Lepkészeti Egyesület
- ^ Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français
- ^ Euroleps.ch
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