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Eupithecia graphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. bIt was described by Treitschke in 1828. It is found in most of southern and eastern Europe, as well as the Near East.[2]

Eupithecia graphata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. graphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
Cidaria graphata Treitschke, 1828 Acidalia corticulata Freyer, 1840 Eupithecia italicata Guenee, 1858 Eupithecia graeciata Schutze, 1958 Eupithecia mayeri Mann, 1853 Eupithecia mayerata Guenee, 1858

The wingspan is 17–21 millimetres (0.67–0.83 in).[3] Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August.

The larvae feed on Minuartia and Gypsophila species, as well as Jurinea mollis[4] and Spergularia segetalis.[5] Larvae can be found in July and August.[6]

Subspecies

• Eupithecia graphata graphata
• Eupithecia graphata albofasciata Staudinger, 1879
• Eupithecia graphata hesperia Wehrli, 1926
• Eupithecia graphata olympica Tuleschkov, 1951
• Eupithecia graphata setaceata Dietze, 1903
• Eupithecia graphata sproengertsi Dietze, 1910

References

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