Eupithecia
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Eupithecia is a large genus
Genus
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 of moth
Moth
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s of the family Geometridae
Geometer moth
The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...

. There are hundreds of described species
Species
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, found in all parts of the world (45 in the British Isles
British Isles
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 alone), and new species are discovered on a regular basis.

Eupithecia species form the bulk of the group commonly known as pugs. They are generally small with muted colours and specific identification can be difficult. As a group they are easily identified by their narrow wings held flat at 90° to the body with the hindwings almost hidden behind the forewings.

The larva
Larva
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e of many species feed on the flower
Flower
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s and seed
Seed
A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...

s of their food plant
Plant
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s rather than the foliage. Many species have a very specific food plant. Some Hawaii
Hawaii
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an Eupithecia are predators of other insects (E. orichloris
Eupithecia orichloris
Eupithecia orichloris is a species of moth that is native to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.It is known for having its larval form as a caterpillar which is insectivorous. The caterpillar has two abdominal appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey...

, E. staurophragma
Eupithecia staurophragma
Eupithecia staurophragma is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui and Hawaii.It has an unusual shape of the hind wings. It is highly variable in color pattern.-External links:*...

, E. scoriodes
Eupithecia scoriodes
Eupithecia scoriodes is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui.It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta, but the markings are much more definite.-External links:*...

). They mimic twigs but when sensitive hairs on their backs are triggered, they quickly grab the insects touching them. The defensive behavior of snapping may have pre-adapted Hawaii's ancestral Eupithecia for shifting to predation from feeding on pollen. Also, insect predators that behave in this way are lacking in Hawaii's fauna.

Species

The following roster lists more than 455 species.
  • Eupithecia abbreviata
    Brindled Pug
    The Brindled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae.The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm. The adults fly in April and May .The larvae feed on oak and hawthorn.-References:...

    – Brindled Pug Stephens, 1831
  • Eupithecia abietaria
    Eupithecia abietaria
    The Cloaked Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe, east to Siberia.The wingspan is 21–23 mm...

    – Cloaked Pug (Goeze, 1781)
  • Eupithecia absinthiata
    Wormwood Pug
    The Wormwood Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region and the Near East, as well as North America....

    – Wormwood Pug (Clerck, 1759)
  • Eupithecia abundelis Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia accurata Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia achydaghica Wehrli, 1929
  • Eupithecia acosmos Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia actaeata
    Eupithecia actaeata
    Eupithecia actaeata is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from western Europe to Japan. In Europe, it is found from Fennoscandia to the Alps....

    Walderdorff, 1867
  • Eupithecia acutipapillata Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia acutipennis (Hulst, 1898)
  • Eupithecia addictata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia adelpha Vojnits, 1975
  • Eupithecia adequata Pearsall, 1910
  • Eupithecia adscriptaria Staudinger, 1871
  • Eupithecia affinata Pearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia aggregata Guenée, [1858]
  • Eupithecia agnesata Taylor, 1908
  • Eupithecia albertiata Schütze, 1961
  • Eupithecia albicapitata Packard, 1876
  • Eupithecia albidulata Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia albigrisata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia albigutta Prout, 1958
  • Eupithecia albimontanata McDunnough, 1940
  • Eupithecia aliena Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia alishana Inoue, 1970
  • Eupithecia alliaria Staudinger, 1870
  • Eupithecia alpinata Cassino, 1927
  • Eupithecia amasina Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia ammonata McDunnough, 1929
  • Eupithecia amplexata Christoph, 1881
  • Eupithecia analoga
    Eupithecia analoga
    Eupithecia analoga is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from western Europe to the Ural and Siberia. In the north, the range extends north of the polar circle. South, it is found up to the Alps....

    Diakonoff, 1926
  • Eupithecia anemica Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia annulata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia antaggregata Inoue, 1977
  • Eupithecia anticaria Walker, 1862
  • Eupithecia appendiculata McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia arenbergeri Pinker, 1976
  • Eupithecia assa Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia assectata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia assimilata
    Currant Pug
    The Currant Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East....

    – Currant Pug Doubleday, 1856
  • Eupithecia assulata Bastelberger, 1911
  • Eupithecia astricta Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia barteli Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia bastelbergeri Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia behrensata Packard, 1876
  • Eupithecia bella Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia biedermanata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia biornata Christoph, 1867
  • Eupithecia bivittata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia blandula Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia bohatschi Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia bolterii (Hulst, 1900)
  • Eupithecia borealis (Hulst, 1898)
  • Eupithecia bowmani Cassino & Swett, 1923
  • Eupithecia bradorata McDunnough, 1930
  • Eupithecia breviculata (Donzel, 1837)
  • Eupithecia bryanti Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia bullata (Warren, 1895)
  • Eupithecia buxata Pinker, 1958
  • Eupithecia carissima (Vojnits & de Laever, 1973)
  • Eupithecia carneata McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia carpophagata Staudinger, 1871
  • Eupithecia carpophilata Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia casloata (Dyar, 1904)
  • Eupithecia castellata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia catalinata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia catharinae Vojnits, 1969
  • Eupithecia cauchiata (Duponchel, 1830)
  • Eupithecia cazieri Kirkwood, 1961
  • Eupithecia centaureata
    Lime-speck Pug
    The Lime-speck Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....

    – Lime-Speck Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Eupithecia cerussaria (Lederer, 1855)
  • Eupithecia cestata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia cestatoides McDunnough, 1949
  • Eupithecia chalikophila Wehrli, 1926
  • Eupithecia chesiata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia chiricahuata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia chlorofasciata Dietze, 1872
  • Eupithecia christophi Mironov, 1988
  • Eupithecia chui Inoue, 1970
  • Eupithecia cimicifugata Pearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia cingulata Christoph, 1885
  • Eupithecia classicata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia clavifera Inoue, 1955
  • Eupithecia coagulata Guenée, 1857
  • Eupithecia cocciferata Milliére, 1864
  • Eupithecia cocoata Pearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia cognizata Pearsall, 1910
  • Eupithecia cohorticula Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia coloradensis (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia columbiata (Dyar, 1904)
  • Eupithecia columbrata McDunnough, 1940
  • Eupithecia concava Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia consortaria Leech, 1897
  • Eupithecia conterminata
    Eupithecia conterminata
    Eupithecia conterminata is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from Fennoscandia and the mountains of central Europe, through the Caucasus to southern Siberia....

    (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
  • Eupithecia convexa Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia conviva Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia cooptata Dietze, 1904
  • Eupithecia corroborata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia costalis (Hampson, 1893)
  • Eupithecia costimacularia Leech, 1897
  • Eupithecia craterias
    Eupithecia craterias
    Eupithecia craterias is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-Subspecies:There are two regognised subspecies:*Eupithecia craterias craterias...

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia crenata Vojnits, 1975
  • Eupithecia cretaceata (Packard, 1874)
  • Eupithecia cretata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia cretosa Vojnits, 1994
  • Eupithecia cucullaria (Rebel, 1901)
  • Eupithecia cupressata Pearsall, 1910
  • Eupithecia daemionata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia dealbata Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia dechkanata Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia decipiens Petersen, 1909
  • Eupithecia decrepita Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia demetana Christoph, 1885
  • Eupithecia denotata
    Eupithecia denotata
    The Campanula Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found from western Europe to central Asia and China....

    – Campanula Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia denticulata (Treitschke, 1828)
  • Eupithecia depasta Vojnits, 1994
  • Eupithecia deserticola McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia despectaria Lederer, 1853
  • Eupithecia detritata Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia dichroma McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia dimidia Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia dissertata (Püngeler, 1905)
  • Eupithecia distinctaria – Thyme Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia djakonovi Stshetkin, 1956
  • Eupithecia dodoneata
    Eupithecia dodoneata
    The Oak-tree Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The moths flies from May to June depending on the location.The larvae feed on Crataegus and Quercus....

    – Oak Tree Pug Guenée, [1858]
  • Eupithecia dominaria Stshetkin, 1956
  • Eupithecia domogledana Vojnits & Szabo, 1988
  • Eupithecia druentiata Dietze, 1902
  • Eupithecia dryinombra
    Eupithecia dryinombra
    Eupithecia dryinombra is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Molokai and Hawaii.-External links:*...

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia dzhirgatalensis Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia edna (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia egenaria
    Eupithecia egenaria
    The Pauper Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from almost all of Europe, except Portugal, Ireland and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula....

    – Pauper Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia emanata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur, 1833)
  • Eupithecia euxinata Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia exactata Staudinger, 1882
  • Eupithecia exiguata
    Mottled Pug
    The Mottled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region apart from around the Mediterranean Sea. It is common in the British Isles apart from Scotland where it is rather local....

    – Mottled Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia expallidata – Bleached Pug Doubleday, 1856
  • Eupithecia exrubicunda Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia extensaria – Scarce Pug (Freyer, 1844)
  • Eupithecia extraversaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
  • Eupithecia extremata (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Eupithecia exudata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia fennoscandica
    Eupithecia fennoscandica
    Eupithecia fennoscandica is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from northern Fennoscandia and adjecent Russia, Siberia and northern Mongolia.The wingspan is 17-21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in July....

    Knaben, 1949
  • Eupithecia filmata Pearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia flavigutta (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia flavimacula Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia flavoapicaria Inoue, 1979
  • Eupithecia fletcherata
    Eupithecia fletcherata
    Fletcher's Larch Looper is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Canada and the North-eastern parts of the United States .The wingspan is about 17 mm...

    Taylor, 1907
  • Eupithecia flexicornuta Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia fraxinata Crewe, 1863
  • Eupithecia fredericki Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
  • Eupithecia fujisana Inoue, 1980
  • Eupithecia fumosa (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia funerea Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia fuscicostata Christoph, 1887
  • Eupithecia gelidata
    Eupithecia gelidata
    Eupithecia gelidata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from northern North America, Greenland, northern Russia, Scandinavia and northern central Europe.The wingspan is 17-22 mm...

    Möschler, 1860
  • Eupithecia gemellata Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
  • Eupithecia georgii McDunnough, 1929
  • Eupithecia gibsonata Taylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia gigantea Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia gilata Cassino, 1925
  • Eupithecia gilvipennata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia gluptata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia goossensiata – Ling Pug Mabille, 1869
  • Eupithecia graciliata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia graefii (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke, 1828)
  • Eupithecia grata Taylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia gratiosata Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
  • Eupithecia groenblomi
    Eupithecia groenblomi
    Eupithecia groenblomi is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from Norway, Finland, and adjecent Russia.The wingspan is 15-20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of May to June....

    Urbahn, 1969
  • Eupithecia gueneata Milliére, 1862
  • Eupithecia habermani Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988
  • Eupithecia hamleti Wardikjan, 1985
  • Eupithecia hangayorum Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia hanhami Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia harrisonata MacKay, 1951
  • Eupithecia harveyata Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia hashimotoi Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia haworthiata
    Eupithecia haworthiata
    The Haworth’s Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The moths flies from April to August depending on the location....

    – Haworth's Pug Doubleday, 1856
  • Eupithecia helena Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia herefordaria Cassino & Swett, 1923
  • Eupithecia herrenschmidti Mentzer & Moberg, 1992
  • Eupithecia hilariata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia hohokamae Rindge, 1963
  • Eupithecia holti Viidalepp, 1973
  • Eupithecia homogrammata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia huachuca Grossbeck, 1908
  • Eupithecia hundamoi Vojnits, 1978
  • Eupithecia hysterica Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia icterata
    Tawny Speckled Pug
    The Tawny Speckled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....

    – Tawny Speckled Pug (Villers, 1789)
  • Eupithecia illaborata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia immundata
    Eupithecia immundata
    Eupithecia immundata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the mountainous areas of Europe, as well as northern Europe.The wingspan is 17-20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June....

    (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
  • Eupithecia implorata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia impurata (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia inconspicuata Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia inculta Vojnits, 1975
  • Eupithecia indigata
    Eupithecia indigata
    The Ochreous Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. The moths fly in one generation from April to May. ....

    – Ochreous Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia indistincta Taylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia inexplicabilis Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia ingrata Vojnits, 1981
  • Eupithecia innotata – Angle-Barred Pug (Hufnagel, 1767)
  • Eupithecia insigniata
    Eupithecia insigniata
    The Pinion-spotted Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and Eastern Asia.The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moths flies from April to May depending on the location....

    – Pinion-Spotted Pug (Hübner, 1790)
  • Eupithecia insignioides Wehrli, 1923
  • Eupithecia insolabilis (Hulst, 1900)
  • Eupithecia interpunctaria Inoue, 1979
  • Eupithecia intricata
    Freyer's Pug
    Freyer’s Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and North America.The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The moths fly in one generation from May to June...

    – Freyer's Pug (Zetterstedt, 1839)
  • Eupithecia inturbata
    Eupithecia inturbata
    The Maple Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in central Europe, Great Britain and southern Scandinavia.The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The moths flies from July to August depending on the location....

    – Maple Pug (Hübner, 1817)
  • Eupithecia irriguata
    Eupithecia irriguata
    The Marbled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and North Africa.The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moths flies from April to June depending on the location....

    – Marbled Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia jaani Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia jejunata McDunnough, 1949
  • Eupithecia jezonica
    Eupithecia jezonica
    Eupithecia jezonica is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan and Taiwan.The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are coppery brown, although at the base and in the cell whitish, scattered with black scales. The hindwings have about six obsolete fuscous...

    Matsumura, 1927
  • Eupithecia joanata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia johnstoni McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia kannaskata MacKay, 1951
  • Eupithecia karadaghensis Mironov, 1988
  • Eupithecia karakasykensis Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia karapinensis Wileman & South, 1917
  • Eupithecia karenae Leuschner, 1966
  • Eupithecia kobayashii Inoue, 1980
  • Eupithecia kondarana Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia kopetdaghica Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia kostjuki Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia kozlovi Viidalepp, 1973
  • Eupithecia kruusi Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia kudoi
    Eupithecia kudoi
    Eupithecia kudoi is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan....

    Inoue, 1983
  • Eupithecia kuldschaensis Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia kunzi Pinker, 1976
  • Eupithecia kurilensis Bryk, 1942
  • Eupithecia kuroshio Inoue, 1980
  • Eupithecia lachrymosa (Hulst, 1900)
  • Eupithecia lacteolata Dietze, 1906
  • Eupithecia lanceata
    Eupithecia lanceata
    Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from most of the Palearctic ecozone, except for the south. The habitat consists of pine forests....

    (Hübner, 1825)
  • Eupithecia laquaearia Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia lariciata
    Larch Pug
    The Larch Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe, the Ural Mountains, West and Central Siberia, the Altai mountains, Transbaikalia, Yakutia, the Far East, Mongolia, Korea, Japan and in North America, from Yukon and Newfoundland to New York and Arizona.The...

    – Larch Pug (Freyer, 1842)
  • Eupithecia lentiscata Mabille, 1869
  • Eupithecia leptogrammata Staudinger, 1882
  • Eupithecia liguriata Milliére, 1884
  • Eupithecia limbata Staudinger, 1879
  • Eupithecia linariata
    Eupithecia linariata
    The Toadflax Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and from Anatolia to Tajikistan....

    – Toadflax Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Eupithecia linariatoides Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia lindti Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia lini Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia lithographata Christoph, 1887
  • Eupithecia litoris McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia longidens (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia longipalpata Packard, 1876
  • Eupithecia longipennata Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia lupa Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia luteata Packard, 1867
  • Eupithecia lvovskyi Mironov, 1988
  • Eupithecia macdunnoughi Rindge, 1952
  • Eupithecia macrocarpata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia maestosa (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia maleformata (Warren, 1895)
  • Eupithecia mandschurica Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia marginata Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia marnoti Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia masculina Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia massiliata Milliére, 1865
  • Eupithecia megaproterva Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia mekrana Brandt, 1941
  • Eupithecia melanolopha
    Eupithecia melanolopha
    Eupithecia melanolopha is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the Indian Subregion, Taiwan, Japan, Borneo, Java and Bali .The wingspan is 16-21 mm.The larvae have been recorded feeding Stephania species....

    Swinhoe, 1895
  • Eupithecia memorata Mironov, 1988
  • Eupithecia mesogrammata Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia miamata Cassino, 1925
  • Eupithecia millefoliata
    Eupithecia millefoliata
    The Yarrow Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is ca. 21 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium....

    – Yarrow Pug Rössler, 1866
  • Eupithecia millesima Vojnits, 1994
  • Eupithecia mima Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia minibursae Vojnits, 1973
  • Eupithecia minusculata Alphéraky, 1882
  • Eupithecia miserulata
    Eupithecia miserulata
    The Common Eupithecia is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in North America.The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The moths flies from March to November depending on the location....

    Grote, 1863
  • Eupithecia misturata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia moecha Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia monacheata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia monticolans
    Eupithecia monticolans
    Eupithecia monticolans is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii, where it is widespread.This species is extremely variable....

    Butler, 1881
  • Eupithecia morosa Vojnits, 1976
  • Eupithecia multiscripta (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia multistrigata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia mutata Pearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia myoma Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia mystiata Cassino, 1925
  • Eupithecia mystica Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia nabokovi McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia nanata
    Eupithecia nanata
    The Narrow-winged Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found all over Europe, except the South-East.The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The moths flies from March to September depending on the location....

    – Narrow-Winged Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia neomexicana McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia neosatyrata Inoue, 1979
  • Eupithecia nephelata Staudinger, 1896
  • Eupithecia nevadata Packard, 1871
  • Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia nimbosa (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia niphadophilata (Dyar, 1904)
  • Eupithecia niphoreas
    Eupithecia niphoreas
    Eupithecia niphoreas is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Kauai.It is a bright-colored species with conspicuous orange or reddish scaling is. The head is bicolored, with the face black and reddish scaled and the area behind the antennae white.-External links:*...

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia nishizawai Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia niveifascia (Hulst, 1898)
  • Eupithecia nobilitata Staudinger, 1882
  • Eupithecia nuceistrigata
    Eupithecia nuceistrigata
    Eupithecia nuceistrigata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan....

    Bastelberger, 1911
  • Eupithecia ochridata Schütze & Pinker, 1968
  • Eupithecia ochrovittata Christoph, 1887
  • Eupithecia olgae Mironov, 1986
  • Eupithecia olivacea Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia olympica Tuleschkov, 1951
  • Eupithecia omnigera Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia omniparens Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia opistographata Dietze, 1906
  • Eupithecia orana (Dietze, 1910)
  • Eupithecia orichloris
    Eupithecia orichloris
    Eupithecia orichloris is a species of moth that is native to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.It is known for having its larval form as a caterpillar which is insectivorous. The caterpillar has two abdominal appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey...

    Meyrick, 1899
  • Eupithecia ornata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia orphnata
    Eupithecia orphnata
    Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from northern Europe to Anatolia.The wingspan is 17-21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to mid July....

    Petersen, 1909
  • Eupithecia owenata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia oxycedrata (Rambur, 1833)
  • Eupithecia palmata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia palpata
    Eupithecia palpata
    The Small Pine Looper is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Canada and the North-eastern parts of the United States.The wingspan is about 23 mm.The larva feed on Balsam fir, Eastern hemlock, Eastern...

    Packard, 1873
  • Eupithecia pamiri Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia pamirica Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia pantellata Milliére, 1875
  • Eupithecia parallelaria Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia paupera Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia pauxillaria (Boisduval, 1840)
  • Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977
  • Eupithecia pellicata Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia penumbrata (Pearsall, 1912)
  • Eupithecia perfusca (Hulst, 1898)
  • Eupithecia pernotata
    Eupithecia pernotata
    Guenee's Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the Alps, through Romania to southern Russia. It is also found in Finland.The wingspan is 18-19 mm...

    Guenée, [1858]
  • Eupithecia persimulata McDunnough, 1938
  • Eupithecia persuastrix Mironov, 1990
  • Eupithecia pertusata McDunnough, 1938
  • Eupithecia petrensis Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia pfeifferi Wehrli, 1929
  • Eupithecia phaeocausta
    Eupithecia phaeocausta
    Eupithecia phaeocausta is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Molokai.It is a small, dark, narrow-winged, obscurely marked species.-External links:*...

    (Meyrick 1899)
  • Eupithecia phantastica Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006
  • Eupithecia phoeniceata
    Eupithecia phoeniceata
    The Cypress Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moths flies from August to September depending on the location....

    – Cypress Pug (Rambur, 1834)
  • Eupithecia phyllisae Rindge, 1963
  • Eupithecia piccata Pearsall, 1910
  • Eupithecia pimpinellata
    Eupithecia pimpinellata
    The Pimpinel Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from most of Europe to the mountains of central Asia....

    – Pimpinel Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia pinata
    Eupithecia pinata
    Eupithecia pinata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America . It was described by Samuel E. Cassino in 1925....

    Cassino, 1925
  • Eupithecia pinkeri Mironov, 1990
  • Eupithecia placidata Taylor, 1908
  • Eupithecia plumasata McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia plumbeolata
    Eupithecia plumbeolata
    The Lead-coloured Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.The larvae feed on Melampyrum pratense....

    – Lead-Colored Pug (Haworth, 1809)
  • Eupithecia ponderata Dietze, 1906
  • Eupithecia praealta Wehrli, 1926
  • Eupithecia praepupillata Wehrli, 1927
  • Eupithecia praesignata Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia prasinombra
    Eupithecia prasinombra
    Eupithecia prasinombra is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui.-External links:*...

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia pretansata Grossbeck, 1908
  • Eupithecia procera Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia proprivata Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia prostrata McDunnough, 1938
  • Eupithecia proterva Butler, 1878
  • Eupithecia pseudassimilata Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988
  • Eupithecia pseudosatyrata Djakonov, 1929
  • Eupithecia pseudotsugata MacKay, 1951
  • Eupithecia puengeleri Dietze, 1913
  • Eupithecia pulchellata
    Foxglove Pug
    The Foxglove Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a scattered distribution across Europe, closely following the range of its food plant. Where present it can be very common....

    – Foxglove Pug Stephens, 1831
  • Eupithecia purpurissata Grossbeck, 1908
  • Eupithecia pusillata
    Juniper Pug
    The Juniper Pug or Juniper Looper is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic regions and the Near East....

    – Juniper Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Eupithecia pygmaeata
    Eupithecia pygmaeata
    The Marsh Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from most of Europe, western and southern Siberia, the Russian Far East, northern Mongolia and North America .The wingspan is 14-18 mm...

    – Marsh Pug (Hübner, 1799)
  • Eupithecia pyreneata Mabille, 1871
  • Eupithecia quadripunctata Warren, 1888
  • Eupithecia quakerata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia quercetica Prout, 1938
  • Eupithecia ravocostaliata Packard, 1876
  • Eupithecia rebeli Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia recens Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia redingtonia McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia regina Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia reisserata Pinker, 1976
  • Eupithecia relaxata Dietze, 1908
  • Eupithecia relictata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia remmi Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia repentina Vojnits & de Laever, 1978
  • Eupithecia rhadine Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007
  • Eupithecia rhodopyra
    Eupithecia rhodopyra
    Eupithecia rhodopyra is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Kauai.The dull reddish coloration and the form and angulation of the medial bands of both pairs of wings are characteristic and unlike any other species in Hawaii....

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia rigida Swinhoe, 1892
  • Eupithecia rindgei McDunnough, 1949
  • Eupithecia rivosulata Dietze, 1875
  • Eupithecia rosmarinata Milliére, 1865
  • Eupithecia rotundopuncta Packard, 1871
  • Eupithecia rubellata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia rubeni Viidalepp, 1976
  • Eupithecia russeliata Swett, 1908
  • Eupithecia sabulosata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia saisanaria Staudinger, 1882
  • Eupithecia santolinata Mabille, 1871
  • Eupithecia sardoa Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia satyrata
    Eupithecia satyrata
    The Satyr Pug is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Ireland, through northern and central Europe east to central Asia and North Africa. It is also present in North America....

    – Satyr Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia scabrogata Pearsall, 1912
  • Eupithecia scalptata Christoph, 1885
  • Eupithecia schiefereri Bohatcsh, 1893
  • Eupithecia scoparia (Rambur, 1833)
  • Eupithecia scoriodes
    Eupithecia scoriodes
    Eupithecia scoriodes is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui.It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta, but the markings are much more definite.-External links:*...

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia scortillata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia scribai Prout, 1939
  • Eupithecia segregata Pearsall, 1910
  • Eupithecia selinata
    Eupithecia selinata
    Eupithecia selinata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Japan through the Amur Region, Siberia, the Urals, Caucasus and Russia to western Europe and from southern Fennoscandia to the Alps....

    Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
  • Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850
  • Eupithecia separata Staudinger, 1879
  • Eupithecia serenata Staudinger, 1895
  • Eupithecia sewardata Bolte, 1977
  • Eupithecia shachdarensis Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia sheppardata McDunnough, 1938
  • Eupithecia shirleyata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia sierrae (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia silenata Assmann, 1848
  • Eupithecia silenicolata Mabille, 1867
  • Eupithecia simpliciata
    Eupithecia simpliciata
    The Plain Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location....

    – Plain Pug (Haworth, 1809)
  • Eupithecia sinuata McDunnough, 1946
  • Eupithecia sinuosaria
    Eupithecia sinuosaria
    The Goosefoot Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Eastern Asia, but has expanded its range to Central Europe.The length of the fore-wings is 10–12 mm...

    (Eversmann, 1848)
  • Eupithecia slossonata McDunnough, 1949
  • Eupithecia solianikovi Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia sophia Butler, 1878
  • Eupithecia spadiceata Zerny, 1933
  • Eupithecia spadix Inoue, 1955
  • Eupithecia spermaphaga (Dyar, 1917)
  • Eupithecia sperryi McDunnough, 1939
  • Eupithecia spissilineata (Metzner, 1846)
  • Eupithecia stataria Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia staurophragma
    Eupithecia staurophragma
    Eupithecia staurophragma is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui and Hawaii.It has an unusual shape of the hind wings. It is highly variable in color pattern.-External links:*...

    (Meyrick, 1899)
  • Eupithecia stellata (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia stigmaticata Christoph, 1885
  • Eupithecia strattonata Packard, 1873
  • Eupithecia stypheliae
    Eupithecia stypheliae
    Eupithecia stypheliae is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.The larvae feed on Styphelia tameiameiae.-External links:*...

    (Swezey, 1948)
  • Eupithecia subapicata Guenée, 1857
  • Eupithecia subbreviata Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia subcolorata (Hulst, 1898)
  • Eupithecia subdeverrata Vojnits, 1975
  • Eupithecia subfenestrata Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia subfuscata
    Grey Pug
    The Grey Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.The forewings of this species are grey marked with pale fascia and radial lines which give it a mottled appearance. The hindwings are much paler and plainer. Melanism is quite common in...

    – Grey Pug (Haworth, 1809)
  • Eupithecia sublata Vojnits, 1994
  • Eupithecia subomnigera Vojnits, 1988
  • Eupithecia suboxydata Staudinger, 1897
  • Eupithecia subpulchrata Alphéraky, 1882
  • Eupithecia subsequaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Eupithecia subumbrata
    Eupithecia subumbrata
    The Shaded Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Mongolia and the Altai Mountains through Siberia, central Asia, Asia Minor and Russia to western Europe and from central Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Region....

    – Shaded Pug (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Eupithecia subvirens Dietze, 1875
  • Eupithecia succenturiata
    Bordered Pug
    The Bordered Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region and the Near East....

    – Bordered Pug (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Eupithecia sutiliata Christoph, 1876
  • Eupithecia swettii Grossbeck, 1907
  • Eupithecia tabidaria Inoue, 1955
  • Eupithecia taiwana
    Eupithecia taiwana
    Eupithecia taiwana is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan....

    Wileman & South, 1917
  • Eupithecia takao Inoue, 1955
  • Eupithecia tantillaria
    Eupithecia tantillaria
    The Dwarf Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The moths flies from April to July depending on the location....

    – Dwarf Pug Boisduval, 1840
  • Eupithecia tantilloides Inoue, 1958
  • Eupithecia tarapaca Rindge, 1989
  • Eupithecia tenuata Hulst, 1880
  • Eupithecia tenuiata
    Slender Pug
    The Slender Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, in habitats favoured by its food plant.This is one of the smallest of the Geometrids with a wingspan of only 14-16 mm...

    – Slender Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia terminata Taylor, 1908
  • Eupithecia terrenata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia terrestrata McDunnough, 1944
  • Eupithecia thalictrata (Püngeler, 1902)
  • Eupithecia thurnetana Schütze, 1958
  • Eupithecia tonu Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia transacta Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia transalaiensis Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia transcanadata MacKay, 1951
  • Eupithecia tribunaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Eupithecia tricolorata Cassino, 1927
  • Eupithecia tricornuta Inoue, 1980
  • Eupithecia tripunctaria
    Eupithecia tripunctaria
    The White-spotted Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found all over Europe and North America.The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The moths flies from March to September depending on the location....

    – White-Spotted Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Eupithecia trisignaria
    Eupithecia trisignaria
    The Triple-spotted Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe to Siberia.The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August....

    – Triple-Spotted Pug Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Eupithecia tshimganica Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia tshimkentensis Viidalepp, 1988
  • Eupithecia tsushimensis Inoue, 1980
  • Eupithecia turkmena Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia uinta Rindge, 1956
  • Eupithecia ultimaria
    Eupithecia ultimaria
    The Channel Islands Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.The larvae feed on Tamarix gallica....

    – Channel Islands Pug Boisduval, 1840
  • Eupithecia undata (Freyer, 1840)
  • Eupithecia unedonata (Mabiller, 1868)
  • Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896)
  • Eupithecia unitaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Eupithecia usbeca Viidalepp, 1992
  • Eupithecia ussuriensis Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia usurpata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia vacitina Vojnits, 1982
  • Eupithecia valerianata
    Eupithecia valerianata
    The Valerian Pug is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Great Britain, through central Europe to Russia and northern Iran....

    – Valerian Pug (Hübner, 1813)
  • Eupithecia variostrigata Alphéraky, 1878
  • Eupithecia vaucata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia venosata – Netted Pug (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Eupithecia veratraria Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
  • Eupithecia vicariata Dietze, 1903
  • Eupithecia vicina Mironov, 1989
  • Eupithecia vinsullata MacKay, 1951
  • Eupithecia virgaureata
    Golden-rod Pug
    The Golden-rod Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East. In the British Isles it is widespread but rather locally distributed....

    – Golden-Rod Pug Doubleday, 1861
  • Eupithecia vitreotata Cassino, 1927
  • Eupithecia vulgata
    Common Pug
    The Common Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....

    – Common Pug Haworth, 1809
  • Eupithecia wehrlii Wagner, 1931
  • Eupithecia wettsteini Vojnits, 1974
  • Eupithecia woodgatata (Cassino & Swett, 1923)
  • Eupithecia yazakii Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia yoshimotoi Inoue, 1988
  • Eupithecia zelmira Swett & Cassino, 1920
  • Eupithecia zibellinata Christoph, 1881
  • Eupithecia zygadeniata Pack, 1876
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