Eupithecia signigera is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.

Eupithecia signigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. signigera
Binomial name
Eupithecia signigera
Butler, 1879[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia carearia Leech, 1897

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Abelia spathula, Symplocos chinensis, Pieris japonica, Rhododendron kaempferi and Euonymus alata.

References edit

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia signigera Butler 1879". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Gometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea(I)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-08-12.