Eupithecia

Eupithecia
	Eupithecia innotata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Tribe:	Eupitheciini
Genus:	Eupithecia; Curtis, 1825
Synonyms
	Arcyonia Hübner, 1825; Bohatschia Schütze, 1960; Catarina Vojnits & De Laever, 1973; Delaeveria Schütze, 1961; Dietzea Schütze, 1956; Dochephora Warren, 1895; Dolichopyge Warren, 1900; Dyscymatoge Hübner, 1825; Epicaste Gumppenberg, 1887; Eucymatoge Hübner, [1825]; Euphitecia Carnelutti & Michieli, 1958; Eurypeplodes Warren, 1893; Heteropithecia Vojnits, 1985; Hypepirritis Hübner, [1825]; Lamelluncia Mironov, 1990; Lepiodes Guenée, 1858; Leucocora Hübner, 1825; Mnesiloba Warren, 1901; Neopithecia Vojnits, 1985; Pena Walker, 1863; Petersenia Schütze, 1958; Phaulostathma Warren, 1900; Propithecia Vojnits, 1985; Sebastia Warren, 1895 (preocc. Kirby, 1892); Stenopla Warren, 1900; Tarachia Hübner, 1825; Tephroclystia Hübner, 1825; Tephroclystis Meyrick, 1892; Thysanoctena Warren, 1904; Trichoclystis Warren, 1904; Zygmena Boie, 1839;

Eupithecia is the largest genus of moths of the family Geometridae,^[3] and the namesake and type genus of tribe Eupitheciini. Species in the genus are, like those of other genera in the tribe, commonly known as pugs.^[4] The genus is highly speciose, with over 1400 species, and members of the genus are present in most of the world with exception of Australasia.^[3] Roughly a quarter of described Eupithecia species occur in the Neotropical realm, where they have an especially high species diversity in the montane rain forests of the Andes.^[5] The genus includes a few agricultural pest species, such as the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, which is a pest on hops,^[6] and the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria, which is a cone pest in spruce seed orchards.^[7]

Adult specimens of Eupithecia are typically small, often between 12 and 35 mm, with muted colours, and display a large amount of uniformity between species.^[3] As a result, identification of a specimen as part of genus Eupithecia is generally easy, but identifying the exact species is difficult and often reliant on examination of the dissected genitals.^[3] Most species share a characteristic resting pose in which the forewings are held flat at a right angle to the body—that is, the costal margins of both forewings form a more-or-less horizontal line—while the hindwings are largely covered by the forewings.^[8] They are generally nocturnal.^[3]

Of the species where the larval behaviour is known, most feed from the flowers and seeds of their food plants rather than the foliage.^[3] Many species have a very specific food plant. The larvae of all but one^[9] of the endemic species of Eupithecia from Hawaii are ambush predators of a wide variety of insects and spiders.^[10] These ambush predators have raptorial legs, with which they grab prey that comes into contact with their hind end.^[10]

Species

This is a list of all described species.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J-K

L

M

N

O

P

Q-R

S

T

U-V

W-Z

Species of unknown status

Eupithecia lavicaria Fuchs, 1902 (syn: Eupithecia lavicata Prout, 1914), described from Norway.
Eupithecia minutana Treitschke
Eupithecia robusta Dietze, 1910

References

^ ^a ^b Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. p. 72. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 1, 6–7, 11. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Plant, C. W.; Petty, S. J.; Farino, T.; Botham, M. S. (2014). "Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, [1813]) new to the Iberian Peninsula, with notes on other pug moths Eupitheciini in Cantabria, Spain (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 42 (165). ISSN 0300-5267. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Vargas, Héctor A. (25 October 2021). "A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile". Nota Lepidopterologica. 44: 239–247. doi:10.3897/nl.44.73247. S2CID 239978760. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ Campbell, C. A. M.; Tregidga, E. L.; Hall, D. R.; Ando, T.; Yamamoto, M. (March 2007). "Components of the sex pheromone of the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, a re-emergent hop pest in UK". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 122 (3): 265–269. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00513.x. S2CID 84922209. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ Wang, H. L.; Svensson, G. P.; Jakobsson, J.; Jirle, E. V.; Rosenberg, O.; Francke, W.; Anderbrant, O.; Millar, J. G.; Löfstedt, C. (27 September 2014). "Sex pheromone of the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a pest of spruce cones". Journal of Applied Entomology. 139 (5): 352–360. doi:10.1111/jen.12167. S2CID 83838433. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ VanDyk, John. "Genus Eupithecia - Identification". BugGuide.net: Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada. Iowa State University. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Hembry, David H.; Bennett, Gordon; Bess, Emilie; Cooper, Idelle; Jordan, Steve; Liebherr, James; Magnacca, Karl N.; Percy, Diana M.; Polhemus, Dan A.; Rubinoff, Daniel; Shaw, Kerry L.; O’Grady, Patrick M. (1 December 2021). "Insect Radiations on Islands: Biogeographic Pattern and Evolutionary Process in Hawaiian Insects". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 96 (4): 257, 271–272. doi:10.1086/717787. S2CID 245335580. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Montgomery, Steven L. (1 November 1983). "Carnivorous caterpillars: the behavior, biogeography and conservation of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in the Hawaiian Islands". GeoJournal. 7 (6): 549–556. doi:10.1007/BF00218529. ISSN 1572-9893. S2CID 189888740.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mironov, Vladimir (26 September 2013). "New species and checklist of Turkish Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Zootaxa. 3717 (1): 39–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.3. PMID 26176093. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Mironov, Vladimir; Šumpich, Jan (15 June 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VII" (PDF). Zootaxa. 5154 (3): 289–304. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.3. PMID 36095621. S2CID 249696920. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (5 March 2014). "A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3774 (2): 101–130. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.1. PMID 24871410.
^ ^a ^b Enkhtur, Khishigdelger; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Pfeiffer, Martin (May 2020). "Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Geometrid Moths (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) in Mongolia". Diversity. 12 (5): 185. doi:10.3390/d12050186.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Šumpich, Jan; Mironov, Vladimir (7 October 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VIII" (PDF). Zootaxa. 5194 (4): 561–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.5. S2CID 252804264. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Mironov, Vladimir; Šumpich, Jan (9 December 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part IX" (PDF). Zootaxa. 5219 (3): 276–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5219.3.5. S2CID 254488323. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ Skou, Peder; Mironov, Vladimir; Rietz, Hartmut (29 May 2017). "Eupithecia gypsophilata, a new species in the graphata species group of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)". Zootaxa. 4272 (2): 291–295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4272.2.10. PMID 28610298. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ King, Gareth Edward; Montesinos, José Luis Viejo (24 April 2020). "The Spanish endemic Eupithecia gypsophilata Skou, Mironov & Rietz, 2017 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae): a contribution to an understanding of its early stages". Entomologist's Gazette. 71 (2): 93–97. doi:10.31184/G00138894.712.1752. S2CID 219017531. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ Seven, Erdem; Mironov, Vladimir; Akin, Kesran (11 September 2019). "A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Turkey". Zootaxa. 4668 (3): zootaxa.4668.3.9. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.9. PMID 31716623. S2CID 203352153. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

Other sources

Chinery, Michael (1986). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Reprinted 1991).
Skinner, Bernard (1984). Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles.

External links

Eupithecia Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 29 December 2011 Description of genus.
Eupithecia images at Encyclopaedia of Life

[Mironov-2003-1] Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. p. 72. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[funet-2] Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2018.

[Mironov-Galsworthy-2013-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 1, 6–7, 11. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

[Plant-2014-4] Plant, C. W.; Petty, S. J.; Farino, T.; Botham, M. S. (2014). "Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, [1813]) new to the Iberian Peninsula, with notes on other pug moths Eupitheciini in Cantabria, Spain (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 42 (165). ISSN 0300-5267. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[Vargas-2021-5] Vargas, Héctor A. (25 October 2021). "A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile". Nota Lepidopterologica. 44: 239–247. doi:10.3897/nl.44.73247. S2CID 239978760. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[Campbell-2007-6] Campbell, C. A. M.; Tregidga, E. L.; Hall, D. R.; Ando, T.; Yamamoto, M. (March 2007). "Components of the sex pheromone of the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, a re-emergent hop pest in UK". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 122 (3): 265–269. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00513.x. S2CID 84922209. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[Wang-2014-7] Wang, H. L.; Svensson, G. P.; Jakobsson, J.; Jirle, E. V.; Rosenberg, O.; Francke, W.; Anderbrant, O.; Millar, J. G.; Löfstedt, C. (27 September 2014). "Sex pheromone of the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a pest of spruce cones". Journal of Applied Entomology. 139 (5): 352–360. doi:10.1111/jen.12167. S2CID 83838433. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[BugGuide-8] VanDyk, John. "Genus Eupithecia - Identification". BugGuide.net: Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada. Iowa State University. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

[Hembry-2021-9] Hembry, David H.; Bennett, Gordon; Bess, Emilie; Cooper, Idelle; Jordan, Steve; Liebherr, James; Magnacca, Karl N.; Percy, Diana M.; Polhemus, Dan A.; Rubinoff, Daniel; Shaw, Kerry L.; O’Grady, Patrick M. (1 December 2021). "Insect Radiations on Islands: Biogeographic Pattern and Evolutionary Process in Hawaiian Insects". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 96 (4): 257, 271–272. doi:10.1086/717787. S2CID 245335580. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[Montgomery-1983-10] Montgomery, Steven L. (1 November 1983). "Carnivorous caterpillars: the behavior, biogeography and conservation of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in the Hawaiian Islands". GeoJournal. 7 (6): 549–556. doi:10.1007/BF00218529. ISSN 1572-9893. S2CID 189888740.

[Mironov-2013-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mironov, Vladimir (26 September 2013). "New species and checklist of Turkish Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Zootaxa. 3717 (1): 39–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.3. PMID 26176093. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Mironov-Šumpich-2022a-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Mironov, Vladimir; Šumpich, Jan (15 June 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VII" (PDF). Zootaxa. 5154 (3): 289–304. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.3. PMID 36095621. S2CID 249696920. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Mironov-Galsworthy-2014-13] Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Anthony Charles (5 March 2014). "A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3774 (2): 101–130. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.1. PMID 24871410.

[Enkhtur-2020-14] Enkhtur, Khishigdelger; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Pfeiffer, Martin (May 2020). "Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Geometrid Moths (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) in Mongolia". Diversity. 12 (5): 185. doi:10.3390/d12050186.

[Mironov-Šumpich-2022b-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Šumpich, Jan; Mironov, Vladimir (7 October 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VIII" (PDF). Zootaxa. 5194 (4): 561–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.5. S2CID 252804264. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Mironov-Šumpich-2022c-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Mironov, Vladimir; Šumpich, Jan (9 December 2022). "New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part IX" (PDF). Zootaxa. 5219 (3): 276–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5219.3.5. S2CID 254488323. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Skou-2017-17] Skou, Peder; Mironov, Vladimir; Rietz, Hartmut (29 May 2017). "Eupithecia gypsophilata, a new species in the graphata species group of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)". Zootaxa. 4272 (2): 291–295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4272.2.10. PMID 28610298. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[King-2020-18] King, Gareth Edward; Montesinos, José Luis Viejo (24 April 2020). "The Spanish endemic Eupithecia gypsophilata Skou, Mironov & Rietz, 2017 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae): a contribution to an understanding of its early stages". Entomologist's Gazette. 71 (2): 93–97. doi:10.31184/G00138894.712.1752. S2CID 219017531. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Seven-2019-19] Seven, Erdem; Mironov, Vladimir; Akin, Kesran (11 September 2019). "A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Turkey". Zootaxa. 4668 (3): zootaxa.4668.3.9. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.9. PMID 31716623. S2CID 203352153. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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