Eupithecia veratraria


Eupithecia veratraria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1848. It is found from the mountainous areas of Europe and Asia up to Japan.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Veratrum album. Larvae can be found from July to October. The species overwinters in the pupal stage. It can overwinter up to three times.

Subspecies

Eupithecia veratraria veratraria Eupithecia veratraria arctica Viidalepp, 1974 Eupithecia veratraria geyserata Mironov 1988 Eupithecia veratraria eynensata de Graslin, 1863 Eupithecia veratraria homophaea Djakonov, 1926 Eupithecia veratraria perpaupera Inoue, 1965