Eupithecia sinuosaria, the goosefoot pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Eastern Asia, but has expanded its range to Central Europe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. sinuosaria
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The length of the fore-wings is 10–12 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the ___location.
The larvae feed on Chenopodium album, Chenopodium pratericola, Chenopodium hybridum, Chenopodium glaucum, Atriplex patula and Polygonum aviculare.
Subspecies
edit- Eupithecia sinuosaria sinuosaria
- Eupithecia sinuosaria obliquaria Leech, 1897
- Eupithecia sinuosaria tenella Vojnits, 1976
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sinuosaria (Eversmann 1848)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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