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Eupithecia dissertata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. dissertata
Binomial name
Eupithecia dissertata (Püngeler, 1905)
Synonyms
Tephroclystia dissertata Püngeler, 1905 Eupithecia kaszabi Vojnits, 1974 Eupithecia certa Vojnits, 1981 Eupithecia perfuscata Vojnits, 1975

Eupithecia dissertata is a moth in the family Geometridae found in Europe and Asia.

In Asia, it has been recorded from Russia (the South Siberian Mountains), as well as northern Mongolia, southeastern Kazakhstan and parts of China (Qinghai, Gansu and Shanxi). In Europe, it has been collected from France, Switzerland, Italy and Slovakia.

In Europe, the species has been recorded on rocky limestone slopes at altitudes between 800 and 2000 meter. In Asia, it has been found at altitudes between 500 and 2950 meter.

Adults fly in a single generation from late June to August, have a wingspan of 18 to 24 mm, and can range in color from light grey to brown. The larvae feed on the flowers of Allium species, including Allium sphaerocephalon.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia dissertata (Pungeler 1905)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
2. ^ Mironov, Vladimir (2003). Larentinae II: (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). Brill. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-90-04-30863-3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
3. ^ Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
5. Fauna Europaea
6. Lepiforum.de

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