Eupithecia cauchiata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the Pyrenees to the Ural. In the north, the range extends to the southern coast of Finland.
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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. cauchiata
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to the end of July.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Solidago virgaurea and can be found from July to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage, sometimes they overwinter twice.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cauchiata (Duponchel 1831)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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