Eupithecia semigraphata

Eupithecia semigraphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Portugal)^[2] to the Caucasus and Armenia. It is also present on the Canary Islands and North Africa.

Eupithecia semigraphata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. semigraphata
Binomial name
Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850[1]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia nepetata

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Calamintha (including Calamintha nepeta and Calamintha sylvatica), Hypericum, Origanum^[4] and Thymus species.^[5] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia semigraphata semigraphata
• Eupithecia semigraphata arida Dietze, 1910
• Eupithecia semigraphata canariensis Dietze, 1910
• Eupithecia semigraphata gravosata Schutze, 1956
• Eupithecia semigraphata lutulentaria Schwingenschuss, 1939
• Eupithecia semigraphata nepetata Mabille, 1869
• Eupithecia semigraphata porphyrata Zerny, 1934