Eulithis populata

The species name populata derives from the Latin word populus, meaning poplar, as a food plant for the caterpillar. ==Distribution and habitat==

Eulithis populata is a Holarctic species found in North America, Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the Urals, Siberia, Russian Far East, and North Mongolia. These moths usually inhabits blueberry and mixed forests, peat moorland, wetlands and grassland. The altitude distribution reaches up to 2500 meters in the Alps and up to 2300 meters in the Pyrenees. ==Description==

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow (varying in ground colour from a straw yellow to orange-brown or dark brown). There is a brown central band and a brown basal patch. There is a W shaped projection on the cross band. ==Biology==

Eulithis populata is a univoltine species. The species overwinters in the egg stage. The flight period is June to September, in the mountains also until October. These moths are mostly twilight and nocturnal moths, but occasionally they can also be found during the day. In their typical resting position of the adults, the end of the abdomen is bent slightly upwards. The larvae usually feed on the leaves of blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). ==Gallery==

File: Geometridae - Eulithis populata-001.JPG|Side view File: Eulithis.populata.jpg|In flight File: Eulithis populata SLU.JPG|Mounted specimen File: Buckler W The larvæ of the British butterflies and moths PlateCXLIV.jpg|Larvae after final moult == References ==