Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834)


Eupithecia phoeniceata: Adult (e.l. rearing, S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, larva in late February 2018) [S] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Adult (e.l. rearing, S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, larva in late February 2018) [S] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Adult (e.l. rearing, S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, larva in late February 2018) [S] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Adult (e.l. rearing, S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, larva in late February 2018) [S] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larva (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [M] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larva (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [M] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larva (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [M] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larval habitat (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [N] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larval habitat (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [N] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larval habitat (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [N] Eupithecia phoeniceata: Larval habitat (S-Cyprus, Akrotiri, late February 2018) [N]

Host plants:
The larvae feed especially on Juniperus phoenicea, but partly also on other Cupressaceae.

Habitat:
Eupithecia phoeniceata inhabits stands of the host plant in e.g. maquis, garigues, dunes, dry slopes, open woodland etc.

Life cycle:

Remarks:
Eupithecia phoeniceata occurs in SW-Europe and NW-Africa (including some Canary Islands), but is also found further to the North (W- and NW-France, SW-Belgium: mild winter climate) and East (e.g. Italy with Sardinia and Sicily, Greece including East Aegean Islands like Samos, Cyprus, Turkey).
It has probably accidentally been introduced to the UK where it is slowly expanding its range especially in the South.



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