Freyer's Pug
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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. .
The caterpillars feed on Cupressus
and Juniperus.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Geometridae
Geometer moth
The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...
. The species can be found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 20–24 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The moths fly in one generation from May to June. .
The caterpillars feed on Cupressus
Cupressus
The genus Cupressus is one of several genera within the family Cupressaceae that have the common name cypress; for the others, see cypress. It is considered a polyphyletic group...
and Juniperus.
Subspecies
There are two regognised subspecies:- Eupithecia intricata arceuthata
- Eupithecia intricata taylorata (Common name: Taylor's Cedar Looper)