Eupithecia groenblomi

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Eupithecia groenblomi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Europe and Asia. In Europe, it occurs in Norway, Finland and northwestern Russia and the Urals.[3] In Asia, it is known from the Russian Far East, the Kuril Islands, Japan and China.[3][4]

Eupithecia groenblomi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. groenblomi
Binomial name
Eupithecia groenblomi
Urbahn, 1969[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia tsushimensis Inoue, 1980[3][4]
  • Eupithecia fujisana Inoue, 1980[3][4]
  • Eupithecia kunashiriensis Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988[3][4]

The species overwinters as pupae after a larval stage from mid-August to early October.[3][4] Adults fly in a single generation from late July to late August[3] or September.[4] Larvae are known to feed on Solidago virgaurea, the European goldenrod.[3][4] In the eastern part of Eupithecia groenblomi's range,[a] the larval host plant could be another species of Solidago.[4]

Adults of Eupithecia groenblomi have grey fore- and hindwings that lack strong markings,[4] and a wingspan of 14.5–24 mm.[3] It resembles several other species in its genus, such as Eupithecia trisignaria,[3] Eupithecia virgaureata[3][4] and Eupithecia selinata.[4]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ where S. virgaurea is not native[5]
  1. ^ Eupithecia groenblomi at Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia groenblomi Urbahn 1969". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 170–173. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Solidago virgaurea L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 January 2023.