Eupithecia signigera
Eupithecia signigera is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. signigera |
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The wingspan is about 17–19 mm. The ground colour of the fore- and hindwings is reddish brown. 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
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia signigera Butler 1879". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- "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.
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