Eupithecia is a large genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s of the family Geometridae

Geometer moth

The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...

. There are hundreds of described species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

, found in all parts of the world (45 in the British Isles

British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...

 alone), and new species are discovered on a regular basis.

Eupithecia species form the bulk of the group commonly known as pugs. They are generally small with muted colours and specific identification can be difficult. As a group they are easily identified by their narrow wings held flat at 90° to the body with the hindwings almost hidden behind the forewings.

The larva

Larva

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e of many species feed on the flower

Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...

s and seed

Seed

A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...

s of their food plant

Plant

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s rather than the foliage. Many species have a very specific food plant. Some Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

an Eupithecia are predators of other insects (E. orichloris

Eupithecia orichloris

Eupithecia orichloris is a species of moth that is native to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.It is known for having its larval form as a caterpillar which is insectivorous. The caterpillar has two abdominal appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey...

, E. staurophragma

Eupithecia staurophragma

Eupithecia staurophragma is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui and Hawaii.It has an unusual shape of the hind wings. It is highly variable in color pattern.-External links:*...

, E. scoriodes

Eupithecia scoriodes

Eupithecia scoriodes is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui.It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta, but the markings are much more definite.-External links:*...

). They mimic twigs but when sensitive hairs on their backs are triggered, they quickly grab the insects touching them. The defensive behavior of snapping may have pre-adapted Hawaii's ancestral Eupithecia for shifting to predation from feeding on pollen. Also, insect predators that behave in this way are lacking in Hawaii's fauna.

Species

The following roster lists more than 455 species.

Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug The Brindled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae.The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm. The adults fly in April and May .The larvae feed on oak and hawthorn.-References:... – Brindled Pug Stephens, 1831 Eupithecia abietaria Eupithecia abietaria The Cloaked Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe, east to Siberia.The wingspan is 21–23 mm... – Cloaked Pug (Goeze, 1781) Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug The Wormwood Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region and the Near East, as well as North America.... – Wormwood Pug (Clerck, 1759) Eupithecia abundelis Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia accurata Staudinger, 1892 Eupithecia achydaghica Wehrli, 1929 Eupithecia acosmos Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia actaeata Eupithecia actaeata Eupithecia actaeata is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from western Europe to Japan. In Europe, it is found from Fennoscandia to the Alps.... Walderdorff, 1867 Eupithecia acutipapillata Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia acutipennis (Hulst, 1898) Eupithecia addictata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia adelpha Vojnits, 1975 Eupithecia adequata Pearsall, 1910 Eupithecia adscriptaria Staudinger, 1871 Eupithecia affinata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia aggregata Guenée, [1858] Eupithecia agnesata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia albertiata Schütze, 1961 Eupithecia albicapitata Packard, 1876 Eupithecia albidulata Staudinger, 1892 Eupithecia albigrisata Pearsall, 1909 Eupithecia albigutta Prout, 1958 Eupithecia albimontanata McDunnough, 1940 Eupithecia aliena Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia alishana Inoue, 1970 Eupithecia alliaria Staudinger, 1870 Eupithecia alpinata Cassino, 1927 Eupithecia amasina Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia ammonata McDunnough, 1929 Eupithecia amplexata Christoph, 1881 Eupithecia analoga Eupithecia analoga Eupithecia analoga is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from western Europe to the Ural and Siberia. In the north, the range extends north of the polar circle. South, it is found up to the Alps.... Diakonoff, 1926 Eupithecia anemica Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia annulata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia antaggregata Inoue, 1977 Eupithecia anticaria Walker, 1862 Eupithecia appendiculata McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia arenbergeri Pinker, 1976 Eupithecia assa Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia assectata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug The Currant Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East.... – Currant Pug Doubleday, 1856 Eupithecia assulata Bastelberger, 1911 Eupithecia astricta Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia barteli Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia bastelbergeri Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia behrensata Packard, 1876 Eupithecia bella Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia biedermanata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eupithecia biornata Christoph, 1867 Eupithecia bivittata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia blandula Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia bohatschi Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia bolterii (Hulst, 1900) Eupithecia borealis (Hulst, 1898) Eupithecia bowmani Cassino & Swett, 1923 Eupithecia bradorata McDunnough, 1930 Eupithecia breviculata (Donzel, 1837) Eupithecia bryanti Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia bullata (Warren, 1895) Eupithecia buxata Pinker, 1958 Eupithecia carissima (Vojnits & de Laever, 1973) Eupithecia carneata McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia carpophagata Staudinger, 1871 Eupithecia carpophilata Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia casloata (Dyar, 1904) Eupithecia castellata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia catalinata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia catharinae Vojnits, 1969 Eupithecia cauchiata (Duponchel, 1830) Eupithecia cazieri Kirkwood, 1961 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug The Lime-speck Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa.... – Lime-Speck Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Eupithecia cerussaria (Lederer, 1855) Eupithecia cestata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia cestatoides McDunnough, 1949 Eupithecia chalikophila Wehrli, 1926 Eupithecia chesiata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia chiricahuata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia chlorofasciata Dietze, 1872 Eupithecia christophi Mironov, 1988 Eupithecia chui Inoue, 1970 Eupithecia cimicifugata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia cingulata Christoph, 1885 Eupithecia classicata Pearsall, 1909 Eupithecia clavifera Inoue, 1955 Eupithecia coagulata Guenée, 1857 Eupithecia cocciferata Milliére, 1864 Eupithecia cocoata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia cognizata Pearsall, 1910 Eupithecia cohorticula Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia coloradensis (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia columbiata (Dyar, 1904) Eupithecia columbrata McDunnough, 1940 Eupithecia concava Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia consortaria Leech, 1897 Eupithecia conterminata Eupithecia conterminata Eupithecia conterminata is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from Fennoscandia and the mountains of central Europe, through the Caucasus to southern Siberia.... (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Eupithecia convexa Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia conviva Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia cooptata Dietze, 1904 Eupithecia corroborata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia costalis (Hampson, 1893) Eupithecia costimacularia Leech, 1897 Eupithecia craterias Eupithecia craterias Eupithecia craterias is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-Subspecies:There are two regognised subspecies:*Eupithecia craterias craterias... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia crenata Vojnits, 1975 Eupithecia cretaceata (Packard, 1874) Eupithecia cretata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia cretosa Vojnits, 1994 Eupithecia cucullaria (Rebel, 1901) Eupithecia cupressata Pearsall, 1910 Eupithecia daemionata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia dealbata Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia dechkanata Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia decipiens Petersen, 1909 Eupithecia decrepita Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia demetana Christoph, 1885 Eupithecia denotata Eupithecia denotata The Campanula Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from western Europe to central Asia and China.... – Campanula Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia denticulata (Treitschke, 1828) Eupithecia depasta Vojnits, 1994 Eupithecia deserticola McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia despectaria Lederer, 1853 Eupithecia detritata Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia dichroma McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia dimidia Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia dissertata (Püngeler, 1905) Eupithecia distinctaria – Thyme Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Eupithecia djakonovi Stshetkin, 1956 Eupithecia dodoneata Eupithecia dodoneata The Oak-tree Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The moths flies from May to June depending on the location.The larvae feed on Crataegus and Quercus.... – Oak Tree Pug Guenée, [1858] Eupithecia dominaria Stshetkin, 1956 Eupithecia domogledana Vojnits & Szabo, 1988 Eupithecia druentiata Dietze, 1902 Eupithecia dryinombra Eupithecia dryinombra Eupithecia dryinombra is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Molokai and Hawaii.-External links:*... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia dzhirgatalensis Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia edna (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia egenaria Eupithecia egenaria The Pauper Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from almost all of Europe, except Portugal, Ireland and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.... – Pauper Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Eupithecia emanata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur, 1833) Eupithecia euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia exactata Staudinger, 1882 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug The Mottled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region apart from around the Mediterranean Sea. It is common in the British Isles apart from Scotland where it is rather local.... – Mottled Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia expallidata – Bleached Pug Doubleday, 1856 Eupithecia exrubicunda Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia extensaria – Scarce Pug (Freyer, 1844) Eupithecia extraversaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Eupithecia extremata (Fabricius, 1787) Eupithecia exudata Pearsall, 1909 Eupithecia fennoscandica Eupithecia fennoscandica Eupithecia fennoscandica is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from northern Fennoscandia and adjecent Russia, Siberia and northern Mongolia.The wingspan is 17-21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in July.... Knaben, 1949 Eupithecia filmata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia flavigutta (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia flavimacula Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia flavoapicaria Inoue, 1979 Eupithecia fletcherata Eupithecia fletcherata Fletcher's Larch Looper is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Canada and the North-eastern parts of the United States .The wingspan is about 17 mm... Taylor, 1907 Eupithecia flexicornuta Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia fraxinata Crewe, 1863 Eupithecia fredericki Blanchard & Knudson, 1985 Eupithecia fujisana Inoue, 1980 Eupithecia fumosa (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia funerea Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia fuscicostata Christoph, 1887 Eupithecia gelidata Eupithecia gelidata Eupithecia gelidata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from northern North America, Greenland, northern Russia, Scandinavia and northern central Europe.The wingspan is 17-22 mm... Möschler, 1860 Eupithecia gemellata Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Eupithecia georgii McDunnough, 1929 Eupithecia gibsonata Taylor, 1910 Eupithecia gigantea Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia gilata Cassino, 1925 Eupithecia gilvipennata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eupithecia gluptata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia goossensiata – Ling Pug Mabille, 1869 Eupithecia graciliata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia graefii (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke, 1828) Eupithecia grata Taylor, 1910 Eupithecia gratiosata Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Eupithecia groenblomi Eupithecia groenblomi Eupithecia groenblomi is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from Norway, Finland, and adjecent Russia.The wingspan is 15-20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of May to June.... Urbahn, 1969 Eupithecia gueneata Milliére, 1862 Eupithecia habermani Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988 Eupithecia hamleti Wardikjan, 1985 Eupithecia hangayorum Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia hanhami Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia harrisonata MacKay, 1951 Eupithecia harveyata Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia hashimotoi Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia haworthiata Eupithecia haworthiata The Haworth’s Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The moths flies from April to August depending on the location.... – Haworth's Pug Doubleday, 1856 Eupithecia helena Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia herefordaria Cassino & Swett, 1923 Eupithecia herrenschmidti Mentzer & Moberg, 1992 Eupithecia hilariata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia hohokamae Rindge, 1963 Eupithecia holti Viidalepp, 1973 Eupithecia homogrammata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia huachuca Grossbeck, 1908 Eupithecia hundamoi Vojnits, 1978 Eupithecia hysterica Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia icterata Tawny Speckled Pug The Tawny Speckled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa.... – Tawny Speckled Pug (Villers, 1789) Eupithecia illaborata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia immundata Eupithecia immundata Eupithecia immundata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the mountainous areas of Europe, as well as northern Europe.The wingspan is 17-20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June.... (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Eupithecia implorata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia impurata (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia inconspicuata Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia inculta Vojnits, 1975 Eupithecia indigata Eupithecia indigata The Ochreous Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. The moths fly in one generation from April to May. .... – Ochreous Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia indistincta Taylor, 1910 Eupithecia inexplicabilis Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia ingrata Vojnits, 1981 Eupithecia innotata – Angle-Barred Pug (Hufnagel, 1767) Eupithecia insigniata Eupithecia insigniata The Pinion-spotted Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and Eastern Asia.The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moths flies from April to May depending on the location.... – Pinion-Spotted Pug (Hübner, 1790) Eupithecia insignioides Wehrli, 1923 Eupithecia insolabilis (Hulst, 1900) Eupithecia interpunctaria Inoue, 1979 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug Freyer’s Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and North America.The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The moths fly in one generation from May to June... – Freyer's Pug (Zetterstedt, 1839) Eupithecia inturbata Eupithecia inturbata The Maple Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in central Europe, Great Britain and southern Scandinavia.The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The moths flies from July to August depending on the location.... – Maple Pug (Hübner, 1817) Eupithecia irriguata Eupithecia irriguata The Marbled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and North Africa.The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moths flies from April to June depending on the location.... – Marbled Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia jaani Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia jejunata McDunnough, 1949 Eupithecia jezonica Eupithecia jezonica Eupithecia jezonica is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan and Taiwan.The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are coppery brown, although at the base and in the cell whitish, scattered with black scales. The hindwings have about six obsolete fuscous... Matsumura, 1927 Eupithecia joanata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eupithecia johnstoni McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia kannaskata MacKay, 1951 Eupithecia karadaghensis Mironov, 1988 Eupithecia karakasykensis Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia karapinensis Wileman & South, 1917 Eupithecia karenae Leuschner, 1966 Eupithecia kobayashii Inoue, 1980 Eupithecia kondarana Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia kopetdaghica Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia kostjuki Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia kozlovi Viidalepp, 1973 Eupithecia kruusi Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia kudoi Eupithecia kudoi Eupithecia kudoi is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan.... Inoue, 1983 Eupithecia kuldschaensis Staudinger, 1892 Eupithecia kunzi Pinker, 1976 Eupithecia kurilensis Bryk, 1942 Eupithecia kuroshio Inoue, 1980 Eupithecia lachrymosa (Hulst, 1900) Eupithecia lacteolata Dietze, 1906 Eupithecia lanceata Eupithecia lanceata Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from most of the Palearctic ecozone, except for the south. The habitat consists of pine forests.... (Hübner, 1825) Eupithecia laquaearia Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Eupithecia lariciata Larch Pug The Larch Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe, the Ural Mountains, West and Central Siberia, the Altai mountains, Transbaikalia, Yakutia, the Far East, Mongolia, Korea, Japan and in North America, from Yukon and Newfoundland to New York and Arizona.The... – Larch Pug (Freyer, 1842) Eupithecia lentiscata Mabille, 1869 Eupithecia leptogrammata Staudinger, 1882 Eupithecia liguriata Milliére, 1884 Eupithecia limbata Staudinger, 1879 Eupithecia linariata Eupithecia linariata The Toadflax Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and from Anatolia to Tajikistan.... – Toadflax Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Eupithecia linariatoides Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia lindti Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia lini Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia lithographata Christoph, 1887 Eupithecia litoris McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia longidens (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia longipalpata Packard, 1876 Eupithecia longipennata Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia lupa Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia luteata Packard, 1867 Eupithecia lvovskyi Mironov, 1988 Eupithecia macdunnoughi Rindge, 1952

Eupithecia macrocarpata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia maestosa (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia maleformata (Warren, 1895) Eupithecia mandschurica Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia marginata Staudinger, 1892 Eupithecia marnoti Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia masculina Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia massiliata Milliére, 1865 Eupithecia megaproterva Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia mekrana Brandt, 1941 Eupithecia melanolopha Eupithecia melanolopha Eupithecia melanolopha is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the Indian Subregion, Taiwan, Japan, Borneo, Java and Bali .The wingspan is 16-21 mm.The larvae have been recorded feeding Stephania species.... Swinhoe, 1895 Eupithecia memorata Mironov, 1988 Eupithecia mesogrammata Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia miamata Cassino, 1925 Eupithecia millefoliata Eupithecia millefoliata The Yarrow Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is ca. 21 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.... – Yarrow Pug Rössler, 1866 Eupithecia millesima Vojnits, 1994 Eupithecia mima Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia minibursae Vojnits, 1973 Eupithecia minusculata Alphéraky, 1882 Eupithecia miserulata Eupithecia miserulata The Common Eupithecia is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in North America.The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The moths flies from March to November depending on the location.... Grote, 1863 Eupithecia misturata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia moecha Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia monacheata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eupithecia monticolans Eupithecia monticolans Eupithecia monticolans is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii, where it is widespread.This species is extremely variable.... Butler, 1881 Eupithecia morosa Vojnits, 1976 Eupithecia multiscripta (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia multistrigata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia mutata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia myoma Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia mystiata Cassino, 1925 Eupithecia mystica Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia nabokovi McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia nanata Eupithecia nanata The Narrow-winged Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found all over Europe, except the South-East.The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The moths flies from March to September depending on the location.... – Narrow-Winged Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia neomexicana McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia neosatyrata Inoue, 1979 Eupithecia nephelata Staudinger, 1896 Eupithecia nevadata Packard, 1871 Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia nimbosa (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia niphadophilata (Dyar, 1904) Eupithecia niphoreas Eupithecia niphoreas Eupithecia niphoreas is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Kauai.It is a bright-colored species with conspicuous orange or reddish scaling is. The head is bicolored, with the face black and reddish scaled and the area behind the antennae white.-External links:*... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia nishizawai Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia niveifascia (Hulst, 1898) Eupithecia nobilitata Staudinger, 1882 Eupithecia nuceistrigata Eupithecia nuceistrigata Eupithecia nuceistrigata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan.... Bastelberger, 1911 Eupithecia ochridata Schütze & Pinker, 1968 Eupithecia ochrovittata Christoph, 1887 Eupithecia olgae Mironov, 1986 Eupithecia olivacea Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia olympica Tuleschkov, 1951 Eupithecia omnigera Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia omniparens Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia opistographata Dietze, 1906 Eupithecia orana (Dietze, 1910) Eupithecia orichloris Eupithecia orichloris Eupithecia orichloris is a species of moth that is native to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.It is known for having its larval form as a caterpillar which is insectivorous. The caterpillar has two abdominal appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey... Meyrick, 1899 Eupithecia ornata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia orphnata Eupithecia orphnata Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from northern Europe to Anatolia.The wingspan is 17-21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to mid July.... Petersen, 1909 Eupithecia owenata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia oxycedrata (Rambur, 1833) Eupithecia palmata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eupithecia palpata Eupithecia palpata The Small Pine Looper is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Canada and the North-eastern parts of the United States.The wingspan is about 23 mm.The larva feed on Balsam fir, Eastern hemlock, Eastern... Packard, 1873 Eupithecia pamiri Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia pamirica Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia pantellata Milliére, 1875 Eupithecia parallelaria Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia paupera Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia pauxillaria (Boisduval, 1840) Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977 Eupithecia pellicata Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia penumbrata (Pearsall, 1912) Eupithecia perfusca (Hulst, 1898) Eupithecia pernotata Eupithecia pernotata Guenee's Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the Alps, through Romania to southern Russia. It is also found in Finland.The wingspan is 18-19 mm... Guenée, [1858] Eupithecia persimulata McDunnough, 1938 Eupithecia persuastrix Mironov, 1990 Eupithecia pertusata McDunnough, 1938 Eupithecia petrensis Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia pfeifferi Wehrli, 1929 Eupithecia phaeocausta Eupithecia phaeocausta Eupithecia phaeocausta is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Molokai.It is a small, dark, narrow-winged, obscurely marked species.-External links:*... (Meyrick 1899) Eupithecia phantastica Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006 Eupithecia phoeniceata Eupithecia phoeniceata The Cypress Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moths flies from August to September depending on the location.... – Cypress Pug (Rambur, 1834) Eupithecia phyllisae Rindge, 1963 Eupithecia piccata Pearsall, 1910 Eupithecia pimpinellata Eupithecia pimpinellata The Pimpinel Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from most of Europe to the mountains of central Asia.... – Pimpinel Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia pinata Eupithecia pinata Eupithecia pinata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America . It was described by Samuel E. Cassino in 1925.... Cassino, 1925 Eupithecia pinkeri Mironov, 1990 Eupithecia placidata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia plumasata McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia plumbeolata Eupithecia plumbeolata The Lead-coloured Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.The larvae feed on Melampyrum pratense.... – Lead-Colored Pug (Haworth, 1809) Eupithecia ponderata Dietze, 1906 Eupithecia praealta Wehrli, 1926 Eupithecia praepupillata Wehrli, 1927 Eupithecia praesignata Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia prasinombra Eupithecia prasinombra Eupithecia prasinombra is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui.-External links:*... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia pretansata Grossbeck, 1908 Eupithecia procera Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia proprivata Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia prostrata McDunnough, 1938 Eupithecia proterva Butler, 1878 Eupithecia pseudassimilata Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988 Eupithecia pseudosatyrata Djakonov, 1929 Eupithecia pseudotsugata MacKay, 1951 Eupithecia puengeleri Dietze, 1913 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug The Foxglove Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a scattered distribution across Europe, closely following the range of its food plant. Where present it can be very common.... – Foxglove Pug Stephens, 1831 Eupithecia purpurissata Grossbeck, 1908 Eupithecia pusillata Juniper Pug The Juniper Pug or Juniper Looper is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic regions and the Near East.... – Juniper Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Eupithecia pygmaeata Eupithecia pygmaeata The Marsh Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from most of Europe, western and southern Siberia, the Russian Far East, northern Mongolia and North America .The wingspan is 14-18 mm... – Marsh Pug (Hübner, 1799) Eupithecia pyreneata Mabille, 1871 Eupithecia quadripunctata Warren, 1888 Eupithecia quakerata Pearsall, 1909 Eupithecia quercetica Prout, 1938 Eupithecia ravocostaliata Packard, 1876 Eupithecia rebeli Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia recens Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia redingtonia McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia regina Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia reisserata Pinker, 1976 Eupithecia relaxata Dietze, 1908 Eupithecia relictata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia remmi Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia repentina Vojnits & de Laever, 1978 Eupithecia rhadine Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007 Eupithecia rhodopyra Eupithecia rhodopyra Eupithecia rhodopyra is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Kauai.The dull reddish coloration and the form and angulation of the medial bands of both pairs of wings are characteristic and unlike any other species in Hawaii.... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia rigida Swinhoe, 1892 Eupithecia rindgei McDunnough, 1949 Eupithecia rivosulata Dietze, 1875 Eupithecia rosmarinata Milliére, 1865 Eupithecia rotundopuncta Packard, 1871 Eupithecia rubellata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia rubeni Viidalepp, 1976 Eupithecia russeliata Swett, 1908 Eupithecia sabulosata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia saisanaria Staudinger, 1882 Eupithecia santolinata Mabille, 1871 Eupithecia sardoa Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia satyrata Eupithecia satyrata The Satyr Pug is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Ireland, through northern and central Europe east to central Asia and North Africa. It is also present in North America.... – Satyr Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia scabrogata Pearsall, 1912 Eupithecia scalptata Christoph, 1885 Eupithecia schiefereri Bohatcsh, 1893 Eupithecia scoparia (Rambur, 1833) Eupithecia scoriodes Eupithecia scoriodes Eupithecia scoriodes is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui.It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta, but the markings are much more definite.-External links:*... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia scortillata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia scribai Prout, 1939 Eupithecia segregata Pearsall, 1910 Eupithecia selinata Eupithecia selinata Eupithecia selinata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Japan through the Amur Region, Siberia, the Urals, Caucasus and Russia to western Europe and from southern Fennoscandia to the Alps.... Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850 Eupithecia separata Staudinger, 1879 Eupithecia serenata Staudinger, 1895 Eupithecia sewardata Bolte, 1977 Eupithecia shachdarensis Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia sheppardata McDunnough, 1938 Eupithecia shirleyata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eupithecia sierrae (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia silenata Assmann, 1848 Eupithecia silenicolata Mabille, 1867 Eupithecia simpliciata Eupithecia simpliciata The Plain Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.... – Plain Pug (Haworth, 1809) Eupithecia sinuata McDunnough, 1946 Eupithecia sinuosaria Eupithecia sinuosaria The Goosefoot Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Eastern Asia, but has expanded its range to Central Europe.The length of the fore-wings is 10–12 mm... (Eversmann, 1848) Eupithecia slossonata McDunnough, 1949 Eupithecia solianikovi Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia sophia Butler, 1878 Eupithecia spadiceata Zerny, 1933 Eupithecia spadix Inoue, 1955 Eupithecia spermaphaga (Dyar, 1917) Eupithecia sperryi McDunnough, 1939 Eupithecia spissilineata (Metzner, 1846) Eupithecia stataria Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia staurophragma Eupithecia staurophragma Eupithecia staurophragma is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui and Hawaii.It has an unusual shape of the hind wings. It is highly variable in color pattern.-External links:*... (Meyrick, 1899) Eupithecia stellata (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia stigmaticata Christoph, 1885 Eupithecia strattonata Packard, 1873 Eupithecia stypheliae Eupithecia stypheliae Eupithecia stypheliae is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.The larvae feed on Styphelia tameiameiae.-External links:*... (Swezey, 1948) Eupithecia subapicata Guenée, 1857 Eupithecia subbreviata Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia subcolorata (Hulst, 1898) Eupithecia subdeverrata Vojnits, 1975 Eupithecia subfenestrata Staudinger, 1892 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug The Grey Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.The forewings of this species are grey marked with pale fascia and radial lines which give it a mottled appearance. The hindwings are much paler and plainer. Melanism is quite common in... – Grey Pug (Haworth, 1809) Eupithecia sublata Vojnits, 1994 Eupithecia subomnigera Vojnits, 1988 Eupithecia suboxydata Staudinger, 1897 Eupithecia subpulchrata Alphéraky, 1882 Eupithecia subsequaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Eupithecia subumbrata Eupithecia subumbrata The Shaded Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Mongolia and the Altai Mountains through Siberia, central Asia, Asia Minor and Russia to western Europe and from central Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Region.... – Shaded Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Eupithecia subvirens Dietze, 1875 Eupithecia succenturiata Bordered Pug The Bordered Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region and the Near East.... – Bordered Pug (Linnaeus, 1758) Eupithecia sutiliata Christoph, 1876 Eupithecia swettii Grossbeck, 1907 Eupithecia tabidaria Inoue, 1955 Eupithecia taiwana Eupithecia taiwana Eupithecia taiwana is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan.... Wileman & South, 1917 Eupithecia takao Inoue, 1955 Eupithecia tantillaria Eupithecia tantillaria The Dwarf Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The moths flies from April to July depending on the location.... – Dwarf Pug Boisduval, 1840 Eupithecia tantilloides Inoue, 1958 Eupithecia tarapaca Rindge, 1989 Eupithecia tenuata Hulst, 1880 Eupithecia tenuiata Slender Pug The Slender Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, in habitats favoured by its food plant.This is one of the smallest of the Geometrids with a wingspan of only 14-16 mm... – Slender Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia terminata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia terrenata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia terrestrata McDunnough, 1944 Eupithecia thalictrata (Püngeler, 1902) Eupithecia thurnetana Schütze, 1958 Eupithecia tonu Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia transacta Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia transalaiensis Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia transcanadata MacKay, 1951 Eupithecia tribunaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Eupithecia tricolorata Cassino, 1927 Eupithecia tricornuta Inoue, 1980 Eupithecia tripunctaria Eupithecia tripunctaria The White-spotted Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found all over Europe and North America.The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The moths flies from March to September depending on the location.... – White-Spotted Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Eupithecia trisignaria Eupithecia trisignaria The Triple-spotted Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe to Siberia.The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August.... – Triple-Spotted Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Eupithecia tshimganica Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia tshimkentensis Viidalepp, 1988 Eupithecia tsushimensis Inoue, 1980 Eupithecia turkmena Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia uinta Rindge, 1956 Eupithecia ultimaria Eupithecia ultimaria The Channel Islands Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.The larvae feed on Tamarix gallica.... – Channel Islands Pug Boisduval, 1840 Eupithecia undata (Freyer, 1840) Eupithecia unedonata (Mabiller, 1868) Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896) Eupithecia unitaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Eupithecia usbeca Viidalepp, 1992 Eupithecia ussuriensis Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia usurpata Pearsall, 1909 Eupithecia vacitina Vojnits, 1982 Eupithecia valerianata Eupithecia valerianata The Valerian Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Great Britain, through central Europe to Russia and northern Iran.... – Valerian Pug (Hübner, 1813) Eupithecia variostrigata Alphéraky, 1878 Eupithecia vaucata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia venosata – Netted Pug (Fabricius, 1787) Eupithecia veratraria Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 Eupithecia vicariata Dietze, 1903 Eupithecia vicina Mironov, 1989 Eupithecia vinsullata MacKay, 1951 Eupithecia virgaureata Golden-rod Pug The Golden-rod Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East. In the British Isles it is widespread but rather locally distributed.... – Golden-Rod Pug Doubleday, 1861 Eupithecia vitreotata Cassino, 1927 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug The Common Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa.... – Common Pug Haworth, 1809 Eupithecia wehrlii Wagner, 1931 Eupithecia wettsteini Vojnits, 1974 Eupithecia woodgatata (Cassino & Swett, 1923) Eupithecia yazakii Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia yoshimotoi Inoue, 1988 Eupithecia zelmira Swett & Cassino, 1920 Eupithecia zibellinata Christoph, 1881 Eupithecia zygadeniata Pack, 1876