Eupithecia denotata
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The Campanula Pug is a moth
of the Geometridae
family. The species can be found from western Europe
to central Asia
and China
.
The wingspan
is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.
The larvae feed on Campanula
species, including Campanula trachelium
. Larvae of subspecies jasioneata feed on Jasione montana
. Larvae can be found from August to October. It overwinters as a pupa.
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...
of the Geometridae
Geometer moth
The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...
family. The species can be found from western Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
to central Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.
The larvae feed on Campanula
Campanula
Campanula is one of several genera in the family Campanulaceae with the common name bellflower. It takes its name from their bell-shaped flowers—campanula is Latin for "little bell"....
species, including Campanula trachelium
Campanula trachelium
Campanula trachelium or Nettle-leaved Bellflower is a species of bellflower found in North America and Germany.Campanula trachelium is a Eurasian blue wildflower native to Denmark and England and now naturalized in southeast Ireland...
. Larvae of subspecies jasioneata feed on Jasione montana
Jasione montana
Sheep's bit scabious, Jasione montana, is a low-growing plant in the Campanulaceae family found in rocky places and upland regions of Europe and western Asia...
. Larvae can be found from August to October. It overwinters as a pupa.
Subspecies
- Eupithecia denotata denotata
- Eupithecia denotata jasioneata Crewe, 1881 -Jasione Pug