Eupithecia schiefereri is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from North Africa through central Spain, southern France, the central and southern Alps, Italy and the southern Balkan Peninsula to eastern Turkey and northern Iran.[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. schiefereri
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia schiefereri Bohatsch, 1893[1]
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The wingspan is 18–24 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on Saponaria[4] and Silene species. Larvae can be found from May to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[5]
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia schiefereri Bohatsch 1893". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum.de
- ^ Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français
- ^ Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie
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