Genus

Eupithecia (Pug moths)

Eupithecia longipalpata. Photo: (c) Jim Vargo at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Eupithecia is a large genus of moths of the family Geometridae. There are hundreds of described species, found in all parts of the world (45 in the British Isles alone), and new species are discovered on a regular basis.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Geometroidea (Geometrid and swallowtail moths)
        Family: Geometridae (Geometer moths)
        Subfamily: Larentiinae (Carpet moths)
        Tribe: Eupitheciini (Pug moths & allies)
        Genus: Eupithecia (Pug moths)
        Species: Eupithecia rotundopuncta
        Species: Eupithecia graefii (Graef’s pug)
        Species: Eupithecia subapicata
        Section: Eupithecia palpata (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Eupithecia rotundopuncta

Species: Eupithecia graefii (Graef’s pug)

Species: Eupithecia subapicata

Section: Eupithecia palpata

Genus

Eupithecia (Pug moths)

Subtaxa

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