Epirrhoe galiata

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Epirrhoe galiata
Epirrhoe galiata. Dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epirrhoe
Species:
E. galiata
Binomial name
Epirrhoe galiata
Synonyms
  • Geometra galiata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Larentia eophanata Krulikovski, 1906

Epirrhoe galiata, the galium carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Epirrhoe galiata. Mounted specimen

Subspecies[edit]

  • Epirrhoe galiata galiata
  • Epirrhoe galiata orientata (Staudinger, 1901)
  • Epirrhoe galiata eophanata (Krulikowski, 1906)

Description[edit]

The wingspan of Epirrhoe galiata can reach about 28–32 mm. The forewing ground colour is pale grey, with a broad, darker bluish-grey central band. The forewings have also small dark grey or bluish-grey stains near the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey and marked with fine crosslines.[1][2] The larva is naked except for a few short bristles, brown with dark and light longitudinal stripes.

Figs 11, 11a, 11b larvae after final moult

Biology[edit]

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to September.[1]

The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium verum and Galium boreale. Larvae can be found from June/July to September/October. Larva overwinters as a pupa.[1]

Distribution[edit]

This species can be found from North Africa and western Europe to the Russian Far East.[3]

Habitat[edit]

These moths prefer lime and chalk downland, sunny woodland fringes, dry meadows, grassy heathlands, glades, forest clearings, moorlands, sea-cliffs and xerophilous hillsides.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. ^ Peder Skou The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae and Geometridae)
  3. ^ Fauna Europaea

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