Eupithecia extensaria, the scarce pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1844. It is found in the British Isles (rare, and confined to eastern saltmarshes), Spain and eastern Europe.[2]
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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. extensaria
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The wingspan is 21–25 mm.[3] The moth flies in both May and June.
The larvae feed on sea wormwood (Artemisia maritima).[3][4]
Subspecies edit
- Eupithecia extensaria extensaria
- Eupithecia extensaria leuca Dietze, 1910
- Eupithecia extensaria occidua Prout, 1914
References edit
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia extensaria (Freyer 1844)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia extensaria (Freyer, 1844)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b Ian Kimber. "1847 Scarce Pug Eupithecia extensaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#238
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