Eupithecia subumbrata

Eupithecia subumbrata, the shaded pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from Mongolia and the Altai Mountains through Siberia, central Asia, Asia Minor and Russia to western Europe and from central Scandinavia to the Mediterranean region.

Shaded pug
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. subumbrata
Binomial name
Eupithecia subumbrata
Synonyms
  • Geometra subumbrata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Phalaena scabiosata Borkhausen, 1794
  • Eupithecia obrutaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia piperata Stephens, 1831

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The ground colour is white relatively conspicuously patterned with greyish-brown transverse lines on the forewings.[3]

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.

The larvae feed are polyphagus and feed on various plants, including Galium mollugo, Hypericum perforatum, Pimpinella, Senecio and Solidago species. Larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia subumbrata subumbrata
  • Eupithecia subumbrata iliata Schutze, 1956 (Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan)

References
  1. "Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  3. Watson, L. & Dallwitz, M. J. (2003 onwards). "Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller)". Insects of Britain and Ireland: the pug moths (Lepidoptera-Geometridae). Retrieved 2 May 2019.


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