Eupithecia gelidata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Eupithecia
Species
Eupithecia gelidata
Scientific Name
Eupithecia gelidata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Eupithecia gelidata

Eupithecia gelidata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from northern North America, Greenland, northern Russia, Scandinavia and northern central Europe.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to mid July.

The larvae feed on Rhododendron tomentosum but possibly also other plants, because the species has been found in areas of Norway and Sweden where R. tomentosum is not present. Larvae can be found from mid July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

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Eupithecia gelidata in languages:

Bokmål
myrdvergmåler
Czech
píďalička rojovníková
Estonian
sookailu-pisivaksik
Finnish
pursupikkumittari
German
Sumpfporst-Blütenspanner
Swedish
skvattrammalmätare

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