Eupithecia groenblomi

Eupithecia groenblomi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. groenblomi
Binomial name
	Eupithecia groenblomi; Urbahn, 1969
Synonyms
	Eupithecia tsushimensis Inoue, 1980 ; Eupithecia fujisana Inoue, 1980 ; Eupithecia kunashiriensis Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988;

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Eupithecia groenblomi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Europe and Asia. In Europe, it occurs in Norway, Finland and northwestern Russia and the Urals.^[3] In Asia, it is known from the Russian Far East, the Kuril Islands, Japan and China.^[3]^[4]

The species overwinters as pupae after a larval stage from mid-August to early October.^[3]^[4] Adults fly in a single generation from late July to late August^[3] or September.^[4] Larvae are known to feed on Solidago virgaurea, the European goldenrod.^[3]^[4] In the eastern part of Eupithecia groenblomi's range,^[a] the larval host plant could be another species of Solidago.^[4]

Adults of Eupithecia groenblomi have grey fore- and hindwings that lack strong markings,^[4] and a wingspan of 14.5–24 mm.^[3] It resembles several other species in its genus, such as Eupithecia trisignaria,^[3] Eupithecia virgaureata^[3]^[4] and Eupithecia selinata.^[4]

Notes and references

^ where S. virgaurea is not native^[5]

^ Eupithecia groenblomi at Fauna Europaea
^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia groenblomi Urbahn 1969". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 170–173. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Solidago virgaurea L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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[6] where S. virgaurea is not native^[5]

[1] Eupithecia groenblomi at Fauna Europaea

[2] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia groenblomi Urbahn 1969". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[Mironov-2003-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 170–173. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[Mironov-2013-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[PotWO-5] "Solidago virgaurea L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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