Eupithecia dissertata is a moth in the family Geometridae found in Europe and Asia.
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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. dissertata
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In Asia, it has been recorded from Russia (the South Siberian Mountains),[4] as well as northern Mongolia, southeastern Kazakhstan and parts of China (Qinghai, Gansu and Shanxi).[2][3] In Europe, it has been collected from France, Switzerland, Italy and Slovakia.[5]
In Europe, the species has been recorded on rocky limestone slopes at altitudes between 800 and 2000 meter. In Asia, it has been found at altitudes between 500 and 2950 meter.[3]
Adults fly in a single generation from late June to August, have a wingspan of 18 to 24 mm, and can range in color from light grey to brown.[2] The larvae feed on the flowers of Allium species, including Allium sphaerocephalon.[6]
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia dissertata (Pungeler 1905)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum.de
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