Eupithecia semigraphata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Portugal)Fauna Europaea to the Caucasus and Armenia. It is also present on the Canary Islands and North Africa.
The wingspan is about 18–20 mm.Lepiforum.de Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Calamintha (including Calamintha nepeta and Calamintha sylvatica), Hypericum, OriganumEuroleps.ch and Thymus species.Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
Subspecies Eupithecia semigraphata semigraphata Eupithecia semigraphata arida Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia semigraphata canariensis Dietze, 1910 Eupithecia semigraphata gravosata Schutze, 1956 Eupithecia semigraphata lutulentaria Schwingenschuss, 1939 Eupithecia semigraphata nepetata Mabille, 1869 Eupithecia semigraphata porphyrata Zerny, 1934
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