Eupithecia semigraphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Portugal)[2] to the Caucasus and Armenia. It is also present on the Canary Islands and North Africa.
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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. semigraphata
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The wingspan is about 18–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Calamintha (including Calamintha nepeta and Calamintha sylvatica), Hypericum, Origanum[4] and Thymus species.[5] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
Subspecies
edit- Eupithecia semigraphata semigraphata
- Eupithecia semigraphata arida Dietze, 1910
- Eupithecia semigraphata canariensis Dietze, 1910
- Eupithecia semigraphata gravosata Schutze, 1956
- Eupithecia semigraphata lutulentaria Schwingenschuss, 1939
- Eupithecia semigraphata nepetata Mabille, 1869
- Eupithecia semigraphata porphyrata Zerny, 1934
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand 1850". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum.de
- ^ Euroleps.ch
- ^ Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français
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