Plain Pug

Eupithecia simpliciata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Eupithecia simpliciata, the plain pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, from western Europe to north-western China (Xinjiang). The species primarily colonizes wastelands, rubble and abandoned vineyards, and in Asia also salt steppes.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 75United Kingdom · 57Germany · 20Belgium · 3France · 3Italy · 1Spain · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionEupithecia simpliciata, Wikipedia contributors

Plain Pug

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