Eupithecia satyrata

Eupithecia satyrata, the satyr pug, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Ireland, through northern and central Europe (from Scandinavia to the northern Mediterranean) east to all of Russia and central Asia and western Siberia to Tibet. It is also present in North Africa and North America.

Larva

Eupithecia satyrata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. satyrata
Binomial name
Eupithecia satyrata (Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Geometra satyrata Hübner, 1813 Eupithecia callunaria Doubleday, 1850 Eupithecia curzoni Gregson, 1884 Eupithecia divinula Cassino & Swett, 1924 Eupithecia dodata Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia fumata Taylor, 1910 Eupithecia grammaria Boisduval, 1840 Eupithecia inculta Vojnits, 1975 Eupithecia italicata Guenée, [1858] Eupithecia mackieata Cassino & Swett, 1925 Eupithecia mongolica Vojnits, 1974[3] Eupithecia rivosulata Dietze, 1875 Eupithecia satyraria Boisduval, 1840 (misspelling) Eupithecia slocanata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia submelanochroa Vojnits, 1973 Eupithecia terminata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia satyrata intimata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia satyrata f. concolour Dietze, 1913 Eupithecia satyrata f. juldusi Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia satyrata f. medionotata Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia satyrata f. zermattensis Wehrli, 1928 Eupithecia satyrata var. fagicolouria Robson & Gardner, 1886 Eupithecia satyrata var. serenata Staudinger, 1896 Eupithecia satyrata var. subatrata Staudinger, 1871

The wingspan is 18–24 millimetres (0.71–0.94 in). Eupithecia satyrata is variable in pattern. The ground colour of the wings is ash, grey or brownish. The veins often have a black with white dusting. There are paler crosslines. On the forewings a very indistinct terminal fascia ends in a tiny tornal spot. There is a fine discal spot on the forewing. This is absent on the hindwing.^[4][5][6] Prout gives an account of the variations.^[7][8][9]

Adults are on wing from March to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of a wide range of plants including Achillea, Scabiosa, Solidago, Senecio and Erica tetralix.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia satyrata satyrata
• Eupithecia satyrata callunaria Doubleday, 1850
• Eupithecia satyrata curzoni Gregson, 1884
• Eupithecia satyrata dodata Taylor, 1906
• Eupithecia satyrata intimata Pearsall, 1908
• Eupithecia satyrata juldusi Dietze, 1910
• Eupithecia satyrata rivosulata Dietze, 1875 (Yakutia, Siberia)
• Eupithecia satyrata subatrata Staudinger, 1871
• Eupithecia satyrata zermattensis Wehrli, 1928

Similar species

• Eupithecia intricata