Eupithecia
Eupithecia is the largest genus of moths of the family Geometridae, 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. 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. 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. The genus includes a few agricultural pest species, such as the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, which is a pest on hops, and the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria, which is a cone pest in spruce seed orchards.
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. 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. 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. They are generally nocturnal.
Of the species where the larval behaviour is known, most feed from the flowers and seeds of their food plants rather than the foliage. Many species have a very specific food plant. The larvae of all but one of the endemic species of Eupithecia from Hawaii are ambush predators of a wide variety of insects and spiders. These ambush predators have raptorial legs, with which they grab prey that comes into contact with their hind end.
Species
This is a list of all described species.A
- Eupithecia abbreviata
- Eupithecia abdera
- Eupithecia abietaria
- Eupithecia absinthiata
- Eupithecia accurata
- Eupithecia achyrdaghica
- Eupithecia acidalioides
- Eupithecia acolpodes
- Eupithecia acosmos
- Eupithecia acragas
- Eupithecia actaeata
- Eupithecia actrix
- Eupithecia acutangula
- Eupithecia acutipapillata
- Eupithecia acutipennis
- Eupithecia acutula
- Eupithecia acyrtoterma
- Eupithecia addictata
- Eupithecia adelpha
- Eupithecia adequata
- Eupithecia adjemica
- Eupithecia admiranda
- Eupithecia adoranda
- Eupithecia adspersata
- Eupithecia aduncata
- Eupithecia aegyptiaca
- Eupithecia aella
- Eupithecia aenigma
- Eupithecia aequabila
- Eupithecia affinata
- Eupithecia affinitata
- Eupithecia agnesata
- Eupithecia albertiata
- Eupithecia albibaltea
- Eupithecia albibasalis
- Eupithecia albibisecta
- Eupithecia albicapitata
- Eupithecia albicarnea
- Eupithecia albicentralis
- Eupithecia albiceps
- Eupithecia albicristulata
- Eupithecia albidulata
- Eupithecia albifurva
- Eupithecia albifusca
- Eupithecia albigrisata
- Eupithecia albigutta
- Eupithecia albimaculata
- Eupithecia albimedia
- Eupithecia albimixta
- Eupithecia albimontanata
- Eupithecia albirasa
- Eupithecia albirivata
- Eupithecia albisecta
- Eupithecia albispumata
- Eupithecia albistillata
- Eupithecia albistrigata
- Eupithecia albofasciata
- Eupithecia albursi
- Eupithecia albuta
- Eupithecia alexiae
- Eupithecia aliena
- Eupithecia alishana
- Eupithecia alliaria
- Eupithecia alogista
- Eupithecia alpinata
- Eupithecia alticomora
- Eupithecia altitudinis
- Eupithecia amandae
- Eupithecia amasina
- Eupithecia amathes
- Eupithecia amicula
- Eupithecia ammonata
- Eupithecia ammorrhoa
- Eupithecia amphiplex
- Eupithecia amplexata
- Eupithecia amurensis
- Eupithecia anactoria
- Eupithecia analiscripta
- Eupithecia analoga
- Eupithecia anamnesa
- Eupithecia anasticta
- Eupithecia ancillata
- Eupithecia andrasi
- Eupithecia anemica
- Eupithecia anguinata
- Eupithecia angulata
- Eupithecia angustiarum
- Eupithecia anickae
- Eupithecia anikini
- Eupithecia anita
- Eupithecia annulata
- Eupithecia antalica
- Eupithecia antaria
- Eupithecia anticaria
- Eupithecia anticura
- Eupithecia antigraphata
- Eupithecia antiqua
- Eupithecia antivulgaria
- Eupithecia aphanes
- Eupithecia apicistrigata
- Eupithecia apparatissima
- Eupithecia appendiculata
- Eupithecia apta
- Eupithecia aradjouna
- Eupithecia arauco
- Eupithecia arenaria
- Eupithecia arenbergeri
- Eupithecia arenitincta
- Eupithecia arenosa
- Eupithecia arenosissima
- Eupithecia argentea
- Eupithecia aritai
- Eupithecia armeniaca
- Eupithecia asema
- Eupithecia asempiterna
- Eupithecia asperata
- Eupithecia assectata
- Eupithecia assimilata
- Eupithecia assimilis
- Eupithecia assulata
- Eupithecia astales
- Eupithecia asteria
- Eupithecia astricta
- Eupithecia atacama
- Eupithecia atacamaensis
- Eupithecia atomaria
- Eupithecia atricollaris
- Eupithecia atrisignis
- Eupithecia atromaculata
- Eupithecia attali
- Eupithecia atuni
- Eupithecia avara
- ''Eupithecia aysenae''
B
- Eupithecia balintzsolti
- Eupithecia balteata
- Eupithecia bandurriasae
- Eupithecia bardiaria
- Eupithecia barteli
- Eupithecia bastelbergeri
- Eupithecia basurmanca
- Eupithecia batangi
- Eupithecia batida
- Eupithecia behrensata
- Eupithecia bella
- Eupithecia bellimargo
- Eupithecia bestia
- Eupithecia bialbata
- Eupithecia bicubitata
- Eupithecia bicurvicera
- Eupithecia biedermanata
- Eupithecia bifasciata
- Eupithecia biornata
- Eupithecia biumbrata
- Eupithecia biviridata
- Eupithecia bivittata
- Eupithecia blandula
- Eupithecia blenna
- Eupithecia bohatschi
- Eupithecia bolespora
- Eupithecia bolterii
- Eupithecia boneta
- Eupithecia borealis
- Eupithecia boryata
- Eupithecia bowmani
- Eupithecia brachyptera
- Eupithecia brandti
- Eupithecia brevicula
- Eupithecia breviculata
- Eupithecia brevifasciaria
- Eupithecia briseis
- Eupithecia broteas
- Eupithecia broui
- Eupithecia brunneata
- Eupithecia brunneilutea
- Eupithecia brunneodorsata
- Eupithecia brunneomarginata
- Eupithecia bryanti
- Eupithecia bullata
- Eupithecia burmata
- Eupithecia burselongata
- Eupithecia butvilai
- ''Eupithecia buysseata''
C
- Eupithecia cabrasae
- Eupithecia cabreria
- Eupithecia caburgua
- Eupithecia cachina
- Eupithecia caduca
- Eupithecia caementariata
- Eupithecia calderae
- Eupithecia calientes
- Eupithecia caliginea
- Eupithecia caliginosa
- Eupithecia calligraphata
- Eupithecia camilla
- Eupithecia cana
- Eupithecia canchasae
- Eupithecia candicans
- Eupithecia candidata
- Eupithecia canisparsa
- Eupithecia canonica
- Eupithecia capitata
- Eupithecia carneata
- Eupithecia carpophagata
- Eupithecia carpophilata
- Eupithecia carribeana
- Eupithecia casloata
- Eupithecia casmena
- Eupithecia casta
- Eupithecia castellata
- Eupithecia catalinata
- Eupithecia cauchiata
- Eupithecia cautin
- Eupithecia cazieri
- Eupithecia celatisigna
- Eupithecia centaureata
- Eupithecia cercina
- Eupithecia cerussaria
- Eupithecia cervina
- Eupithecia cerynea
- Eupithecia cestata
- Eupithecia cestatoides
- Eupithecia chalikophila
- Eupithecia chapo
- Eupithecia cheituna
- Eupithecia chesiata
- Eupithecia chilensis
- Eupithecia chimera
- Eupithecia chincha
- Eupithecia chingana
- Eupithecia chiricahuata
- Eupithecia chlorofasciata
- Eupithecia chlorophora
- Eupithecia christophi
- Eupithecia chrodna
- Eupithecia chui
- Eupithecia cichisa
- Eupithecia cimicifugata
- Eupithecia cingulata
- Eupithecia cinnamomata
- Eupithecia citraria
- Eupithecia classicata
- Eupithecia claudei
- Eupithecia clavifera
- Eupithecia coaequalis
- Eupithecia cocciferata
- Eupithecia coccinea
- Eupithecia cocoata
- Eupithecia coetulata
- Eupithecia cognizata
- Eupithecia cohabitans
- Eupithecia cohorticula
- Eupithecia collineata
- Eupithecia coloradensis
- Eupithecia columbiata
- Eupithecia comes
- Eupithecia concava
- Eupithecia concepcion
- Eupithecia concinna
- Eupithecia concremata
- Eupithecia concostivexa
- Eupithecia conquesta
- Eupithecia conduplicata
- Eupithecia coniurata
- Eupithecia conjunctiva
- Eupithecia connexa
- Eupithecia consors
- Eupithecia consortaria
- Eupithecia conterminata
- Eupithecia contexta
- Eupithecia contraria
- Eupithecia convallata
- Eupithecia convexa
- Eupithecia conviva
- Eupithecia cooptata
- Eupithecia copaquillaensis
- Eupithecia coquimbo
- Eupithecia cordata
- Eupithecia coribalteata
- Eupithecia corralensis
- Eupithecia correana
- Eupithecia corroborata
- Eupithecia corticata
- Eupithecia costalis
- Eupithecia costiconvexa
- Eupithecia costimacularia
- Eupithecia costipicta
- Eupithecia costirufaria
- Eupithecia costivallata
- Eupithecia cotidiana
- Eupithecia craterias
- Eupithecia crenata
- Eupithecia cretaceata
- Eupithecia cretata
- Eupithecia cretosa
- Eupithecia cuculliaria
- Eupithecia cugiai
- Eupithecia cuneata
- Eupithecia cuneilineata
- Eupithecia cunina
- Eupithecia cuprearia
- Eupithecia cupreata
- Eupithecia cupressata
- Eupithecia curacautinae
- ''Eupithecia curvifascia''