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Eulithis Hübner, 1821
Eulithis Hübner, 1821; Index exot. Lep.: [3], TS: Petrophora diversilineata Hübner
Euphia Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (21): 336, TS: Petrophora diversilineata Hübner
Lygris Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (21): 335, TS: Phalaena populata Linnaeus
= ; [NACL, 101]
Steganolophia Stephens, 1829; Nom. Br. Insects: 44, TS: Phalaena prunata Linnaeus
= ; [NACL, 101]
Neolexia Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23 : 256, 278, TS: Neolexia xylina Hulst
= ; [NACL, 101]
Phylace Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23 : 256, 277, TS: Phylace luteolata Hulst
= ; [NACL, 101]
Eulithis (Hydriomenini) ; [NACL, 101]
Eulithis (Cidariini) ; [FE]
Eulithis ; [CidS, 4]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 34, f. 21, J, 3A-G, I, 12D, E, 13G, 15C, D

30 spp.


Eulithis albicinctata (Püngeler, 1909)
E.Palearctic eminens (Prout, 1937)
Eulithis albicinctata ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis convergenata (Bremer, 1864)
Eulithis convergenata ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Acer, Alnus, Carpinus Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318


Eulithis destinata (Moschler, 1860)
NA. See [About maps] lugubrata (Möschler, 1862)
= ; [NACL, #7204]
similis (Walker, 1862)
= ; [NACL, #7204]
nubilata (Packard, 1867)
= ; [NACL, #7204]
Eulithis destinata ; [NACL, #7204]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Salix Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318

E. d. harveyata (Taylor, 1906)
Eulithis destinata harveyata ; [NACL, #7204c]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
E. d. triangulata (Packard, 1873)
montanata (Packard, 1873)
= ; [NACL, #7204a]
Eulithis destinata triangulata ; [NACL, #7204a]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
E. d. schistacea (Warren, 1901)
schistacea (Warren, 1901)
griseata (Cassino & Swett, 1922)
= ; [NACL, #7204b]
bowmani (Cassino & Swett, 1922)
= ; [NACL, #7204b]
Eulithis destinata schistacea ; [NACL, #7204b]

Eulithis diversilineata (Hübner, [1813])
ENA. See [About maps] Petrophora diversilineata Hübner, [1813]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : pl. [206] (1812), f. 1-4, TL: Canada
Eulithis diversilineata [BAMONA]
Eulithis diversilineata ; [NACL, #7196]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Vitis, Parthenicissus Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318


Eulithis explanata (Walker, 1862)
ENA. See [About maps] cunigerata (Walker, 1863)
= ; [NACL, #7206]
disjunctaria (Packard, 1873)
= ; [NACL, #7206]
brunneomaculata (Bates, 1886)
= ; [NACL, #7206]
Eulithis explanata ; [NACL, #7206]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis flavibrunneata (McDunnough, 1943)
NA. See [About maps] unicolorata (McDunnough, 1943)
= ; [NACL, #7205]
Eulithis flavibrunneata [ALBERTA]
Eulithis flavibrunneata ; [NACL, #7205]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Salix Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318


Eulithis gracilineata (Guenée, 1858)
ENA. See [About maps] Eulithis gracilineata [ALBERTA]
Eulithis gracilineata ; [NACL, #7197]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Vitis, Parthenocissus Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318


Eulithis ledereri (Bremer, 1864)
inurbana (Prout, 1937)
Eulithis ledereri ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Vitis, Parthenocissus, Schizophragma Sato & Nakajima, 1987, Japanese Heterocerists' J. Suppl. 2


Eulithis luteolata (Hulst, 1896)
WNA. See [About maps] Phylace luteolata Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23 : 277, TL: Colorado, New Mexico
Eulithis luteolata [Bruce Walsh]
Eulithis luteolata ; [NACL, #7198]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

fiEulithis mellinata (Fabricius, 1787)
Viinimarjamittari Spinach
associata (Borkhausen, 1794)
= ; [NACL, #7202]
marmorata (Hübner, 1796-99)
= ; [NACL, #7202]
spinaciata (Haworth, 1809)
= ; [NACL, #7202]
marmoraria (Boisduval, 1840)
= ; [NACL, #7202]
Eulithis mellinata [Kimmo Silvonen]
Eulithis mellinata [Ian Kimber]
Eulithis mellinata ; [NACL, #7202]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
[mellinata-1.jpg] 612x444 (~46Kb) Littleborough, England, 4.7.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber [mellinata-2.jpg] 900x532 (~114Kb) Russia, Moscow area 15.7.2006 © D. Smirnov [mellinata-3.jpg] 902x526 (~84Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 01.07.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov
[mellinata.jpg] 336x332 (~19Kb)

Larva on Ribes, R. uva-crispa, R. alpinum, R. nigrum, R. rubrum [SPRK]



Eulithis molliculata (Walker, 1862)
ENA. See [About maps] remotata (Walker, 1862)
= ; [NACL, #7203]
Eulithis molliculata ; [NACL, #7203]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis peloponnesiaca (Rebel, 1902)
Greece. See [About maps] Eulithis peloponnesiaca ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis perspicuata (Püngeler, 1909)
Eulithis perspicuata ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis phylaca (Dyar, 1916)
Eulithis phylaca ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis achatinellaria (Oberthür, 1880)

fiEulithis populata (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Urals, Siberia, Far East, N.Mongolia, NA. See [About maps] Mustikkamittari Northern Spinach
Phalaena populata Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 525, TL: [Europe]
dotata (Linnaeus, 1758)
= ; [NACL, #7200]
popularia (Boisduval, 1840)
= ; [NACL, #7200]
Eulithis populata [Kimmo Silvonen]
Eulithis populata [Ian Kimber]
Eulithis populata ; [NACL, #7200]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 212
[populata.jpg] 328x344 (~21Kb)

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Populus tremula, Ribes rubrum, Betula nana [SPRK]


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Eulithis propulsata (Walker, 1862)
NA. See [About maps] packardata (Lintner, 1878)
= ; [NACL, #7199]
ximena (Ellsworth, 1918)
= ; [NACL, #7199]
Eulithis propulsata [ALBERTA]
Eulithis propulsata ; [NACL, #7199]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Ribes Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318


Eulithis ludovica (Oberthür, 1899)

fiEulithis prunata (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, Urals, Caucasus, Middle Asia (mountains), Siberia, Transbaikalia, Yakutia. See [About maps] Puistomittari Phoenix
Phalaena prunata Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 526, TL: [Europe]
arctica (Strand, 1901)
Eulithis prunata [Kimmo Silvonen]
Eulithis prunata [Ian Kimber]
Eulithis prunata ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
[prunata-1a.jpg] 800x600 (~134Kb) Russia, Moscow, 11.8.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov [prunata-1b.jpg] 676x500 (~132Kb) Russia, Moscow, 11.8.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov [prunata-2v.jpg] 748x600 (~94Kb) underside Russia: Moscow area, 1.8.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov
[prunata.jpg] 360x384 (~28Kb)

Larva on Ribes, R. uva-crispa, R. alpinum, R. nigrum, R. rubrum, R. aureum [SPRK]


E. p. teberdensis (Alberti, 1969)
Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia Eulithis prunata teberdensis ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
E. p. leucoptera (Djakonov, 1929)
Magadan, Chukotka, Kamchatka, Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin, South Kurils, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido) Eulithis prunate leucoptera ; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 211

Eulithis pulchraria (Leech, 1897)
E.Palearctic Eulithis pulchraria ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

fiEulithis pyropata (Hübner, 1809)
Tulimittari
sugitanii (Prout, 1937)
Eulithis pyropata [Kimmo Silvonen]
Eulithis pyropata ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
[pyropata-1.jpg] 853x594 (~110Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov [pyropata-1v.jpg] 700x642 (~110Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov [pyropata-2f.jpg] 880x482 (~109Kb) female Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
[pyropata.jpg] 360x208 (~13Kb)

Larva on (Middle Europe) Ribes nigrum [SPRK]


E. p. elegans (Inoue, 1955)
Eulithis pyropata elegans ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis roessleraria (Staudinger, 1870)
W.Palearctic. See [About maps] Eulithis roessleraria ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35
E. r. pseudoledereri (Schwingenschuss, 1939)
Eulithis roessleraria pseudoledereri ; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Eulithis serrataria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
ENA. See [About maps] Eulithis serrataria ; [NACL, #7208]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

fiEulithis testata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Europe, Urals, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, from (Yukon - British Columbia) - Newfoundland, Montana, New Jersey. See [About maps] Elomittari Chevron
colorata (Fabricius, 1794)
= ; [NACL, #7201]
achatinata (Hübner, 1796-99)
= ; [NACL, #7201]
achantinaria (Boisduval, 1840)
= ; [NACL, #7201]
Eulithis insulicola Staudinger, 1901
= ; [NACL, #7201]
Eulithis testata [ALBERTA]
Eulithis testata [Kimmo Silvonen]
Eulithis testata [Ian Kimber]
Eulithis testata ; [NACL, #7201]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 211
[testata-1f.jpg] 800x600 (~101Kb) female FINLAND U:Hanko Täktom, ex.o. 8.1993, Photo 17.6.1994 © Kimmo Silvonen [testata-1fx.jpg] 1000x653 (~57Kb) female FINLAND U:Hanko Täktom, ex.o. 8.1993, Photo 17.6.1994 © Kimmo Silvonen [testata.jpg] 328x356 (~22Kb)

Larva on Salix, S. caprea, S. lapponum, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum [SPRK]



Eulithis xylina (Hulst, 1896)
WNA. See [About maps] Neolexia xylina Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23 : 278, TL: New York, Washington, Montana, Alberta
Eulithis xylina [ALBERTA]
Eulithis xylina ; [NACL, #7207]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35

Larva on Alnus, Salix, Rosa, Amelanchier, Potentilla, Symphoricarpos, Ribes Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318

E. x. speciosa (Hulst, 1896)
Eulithis xylina speciosa ; [NACL, #7207a]; Choi, 2001, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 35


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References:
[ALBERTA]
University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[CidS]
Choi, S-W, 1997; Systematics of the Cidariini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae). (Academic Dissertation).; ISBN 951-45-7919-4
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[FE]
Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Kimmo Silvonen]
Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14


Some related literature:
Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002
An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 195-235
Choi, 2001
Phylogeny of Eulithis Hübner and Related Genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), with an Implication of Wing Pattern Evolution Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3318: 37pp, 24figs, 2pls
Hübner, [1813]
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 1 (1806 - [1819]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-4] (1807) [5-12] (1807-1809) [13-36] (1823-1824) pl. [1-2], [5-8], [12], [15], [29], [47] (1806) pl. [9], [11], [17], [21], [25-27], [32], [35], [43-44], [56], [60], [79], [102], [104], [116], [141], [148], [150-151], [155], [159], [200] (1807) pl. [19], [39], [57], [73], [82], [114], [157], [167], [170], [173], [187] (1807) pl. [3], [31], [37], [46], [54], [58], [62], [76], [84], [92], [95], [105], [112-113], [117], [137-138], [146], [154], [158], [180], [209] (1808) pl. [16], [28], [65], [89], [142], [160], [162], [166], [182], [188], [193] (1809) pl. [4], [22], [42], [53], [61], [88], [90], [97], [100], [107], [110], [118], [120], [140], [143], [149], [161], [171], [178], [184], [196], [202] (1809) pl. [10], [18], [30], [41], [51], [80], [144], [172], [189] (1810) pl. [36], [70], [87], [91], [101], [124], [129], [177], [183], [207], [210] (1811) pl. [20], [38], [45], [55], [85], [98], [103], [108], [136], [139], [152-153], [156], [163], [179], [186], [190], [205-206] (1812) pl. [13-14], [40], [48], [50], [67], [74], [86], [119], [121], [130], [135], [175-176], [197-199], [204-204], [212] (1813) pl. [72], [75], [77-78], [83], [93], [109], [111], [115], [128], [131], [165], [174], [194] (1813) pl. [24], [49], [52], [63-64], [66], [68-69], [71], [81], [123], [145], [181], [192] (1814) pl. [126], [132-134], [168] (1815) pl. [23], [96], [122], [125], [169], [195] (1816) pl. [33], [99], [127], [187], [185], [213] (1817) pl. [59], [106], [147], [164], [208], [211] (1818) pl. [34], [94], [191], [201] (1819) (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1819 - April 1823)
Hübner, [1825]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Hübner, 1821
Index Exocticorum Lepidopterorum, ... Index exot. Lep.: -
Hulst, 1896
Classification of the Geometrina of North America with descriptions of new genera and species Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23 : 245-386, pl. 10-11
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338 339-824
Sato & Nakajima, 1987
A list of the food-plants of the Japanese Geometridae. I. Ennominae Japanese Heterocerists' J. Suppl. 2: -
Stephens, 1829
The nomemclature of British insects; being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the sytematic catalogue of British insects, and forming a guide to their classification, ... Nom. Br. Insects: 68pp


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