Eupithecia limbata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Italy, France, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria.[2] It is also found in Iran.[3]

Eupithecia limbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. limbata
Binomial name
Eupithecia limbata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia irritaria Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia kueppersi Vojnits, 1973
  • Tephroclystia tomillata Chretien, 1904
  • Eupithecia occidens Wehrli, 1927

The larvae feed on Eryngium amethystinum.[4]

Subspecies

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  • Eupithecia limbata limbata
  • Eupithecia limbata tomillata (Chretien, 1904)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia limbata Staudinger 1879". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Mironov, V. & U. Ratzel, 2012: New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. Abstract: [1]
  4. ^ lepiforum.de