Eupithecia pernotata

Eupithecia pernotata, or Guenée's pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is known from the Alps, through Romania to southern Russia. It is also found in Finland.

Eupithecia pernotata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. pernotata
Binomial name
Eupithecia pernotata Guenée, 1857[1][2]
Synonyms
Eupithecia antaggregata Inoue, 1977 Eupithecia enictata Pellmyr & Mikkola, 1984 Eupithecia fuscostigma Alpheraky, 1892 Eupithecia aggregata Guenée, 1857

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-June to mid-July.

The larvae feed on Tanacetum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Pimpinella saxifraga. Larvae can be found from June to mid-September. It overwinters as a pupa in the ground.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia pernotata pernotata
• Eupithecia pernotata enictata Pellmyr & Mikkola, 1984

Taxonomy

Eupithecia antaggregata was treated as a synonym by Vladimir G. Mironov in 2003.