Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug)
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid moths)
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug)
Norwegian name: Brun dvergmåler
Host plants: Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris, Asteraceae, Calluna, Erica, Eupatorium cannabinum, Senecio jacobaea, Solidago virgaurea, Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Confusion species: Eupithecia assimilata (Currant Pug), Eupithecia expallidata (Bleached Pug)