Eupithecia ericeata

Eupithecia ericeata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. It is found in most of southern Europe and the Near East.^[2]

Eupithecia ericeata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. ericeata
Binomial name
Eupithecia ericeata (Rambur, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
Larentia ericeata Rambur, 1833 Eupithecia millierata Staudinger, 1871 Eupithecia euxinata Bohatsch, 1893

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.^[3][4]

The larvae feed on Erica, Juniperus and Cytisus species.^[5]

Subspecies

• Eupithecia ericeata ericeata
• Eupithecia ericeata euxinata Bohatsch, 1893 (Ukraine, Greece)