The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy brownish grey. The darker-coloured crosslines are faint. There is a pale, dentate subterminal line (sometimes incomplete). The forewings have a dark discal mark (sometimes grey, indistinct or absent). The hindwings are pale whitish brown and there is a tornal spot.[3][4]
Figs 7,7a larvae in various stages
The larva is long and slender, smooth and light green with darker green longitudinal stripes.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-April to August.
Eupithecia valerianata inhabits wet meadows, ditch edges, forest edges and other locations where Valeriana species grow.
The larvae feed on Valeriana species. Larvae can be found from June to September. It overwinters as a pupa.
^Eupithecia valerianata at Fauna Europaea[dead link]
^Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. . Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
^ abEupithecia valerianata full description 4 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 29 December 2011
^Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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eupithecia, valerianata, valerian, moth, family, geometridae, species, first, described, jacob, hübner, 1813, found, from, great, britain, through, central, europe, western, russia, belarus, northern, iran, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdo. Eupithecia valerianata the valerian pug is a moth of the family Geometridae The species was first described by Jacob Hubner in 1813 It is found from Great Britain through central Europe to western Russia Belarus and northern Iran 3 Eupithecia valerianata Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Geometridae Genus Eupithecia Species E valerianata Binomial name Eupithecia valerianata Hubner 1813 1 2 Synonyms Geometra valerianata Hubner 1813 Eupithecia laevilignata Bruand 1850 Eupithecia viminata Doubleday 1858 The wingspan is 16 20 mm The ground colour of the forewings is glossy brownish grey The darker coloured crosslines are faint There is a pale dentate subterminal line sometimes incomplete The forewings have a dark discal mark sometimes grey indistinct or absent The hindwings are pale whitish brown and there is a tornal spot 3 4 Figs 7 7a larvae in various stages The larva is long and slender smooth and light green with darker green longitudinal stripes There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid April to August Eupithecia valerianata inhabits wet meadows ditch edges forest edges and other locations where Valeriana species grow The larvae feed on Valeriana species Larvae can be found from June to September It overwinters as a pupa Similar species editEupithecia haworthiata Eupithecia plumbeolataReferences edit Eupithecia valerianata at Fauna Europaea dead link Yu Dicky Sick Ki Eupithecia valerianata Hubner 1813 Home of Ichneumonoidea Taxapad Archived from the original on 25 March 2016 a b Eupithecia valerianata full description Archived 4 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Watson L and Dallwitz M J 2003 onwards British insects the genera of Lepidoptera Geometridae Version 29 December 2011 Prout L B 1912 16 Geometridae In A Seitz ed The Macrolepidoptera of the World The Palaearctic Geometridae 4 479 pp Alfred Kernen Stuttgart pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eupithecia valerianata Kimber Ian 70 181 BF1821 Valerian Pug Eupithecia valerianata Hubner 1813 UKMoths Retrieved 30 June 2019 Lepiforum e V nbsp This Eupithecia moth related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eupithecia valerianata amp oldid 1192144236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
