Eupithecia graphiticata

Eupithecia graphiticata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. graphiticata
Binomial name
Eupithecia graphiticata
de Joannis, 1932[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia adunata Prout, 1935

Eupithecia graphiticata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in La Réunion where it is mostly found in high altitude forests in the end of the winter.

This species has a wingspan of 18-24mm and the larvae feed on Erica reunionensis, an Ericaceae.[2]

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Martiré & Rochat. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles, page 339
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