Eupithecia dissertata

Eupithecia dissertata is a moth in the family Geometridae found in Europe and Asia.

Eupithecia dissertata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. dissertata
Binomial name
Eupithecia dissertata (Püngeler, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia dissertata Püngeler, 1905[2] Eupithecia kaszabi Vojnits, 1974[2] Eupithecia certa Vojnits, 1981[2] Eupithecia perfuscata Vojnits, 1975[3]

In Asia, it has been recorded from Russia (the South Siberian Mountains),^[4] as well as northern Mongolia, southeastern Kazakhstan and parts of China (Qinghai, Gansu and Shanxi).^[2][3] In Europe, it has been collected from France, Switzerland, Italy and Slovakia.^[5]

In Europe, the species has been recorded on rocky limestone slopes at altitudes between 800 and 2000 meter. In Asia, it has been found at altitudes between 500 and 2950 meter.^[3]

Adults fly in a single generation from late June to August, have a wingspan of 18 to 24 mm, and can range in color from light grey to brown.^[2] The larvae feed on the flowers of Allium species, including Allium sphaerocephalon.^[6]