Eupithecia ochridata
Local name: Eupithécie de Macédoine (L')
Eupithecia ochridata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, France, Portugal, Austria, Croatia, and northern Russia.
29
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Eupithecia
Eupithecia ochridata belongs to the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Eupithecia ochridata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, France, Portugal, Austria, Croatia, and northern Russia. It is also present in the eastern Palearctic realm and the Near East.
Eupithecia ochridata is critically endangered primarily due to severe habitat loss and degradation of its specialized mountain grassland and scrubland ecosystems in the Balkans. The species has an extremely restricted range and small population size, making it highly vulnerable to environmental changes and human activities that fragment or destroy its habitat.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Eupithecia ochridata is critically endangered primarily due to severe habitat loss and degradation of its specialized mountain grassland and scrubland ecosystems in the Balkans. The species has an extremely restricted range and small population size, making it highly vulnerable to environmental changes and human activities that fragment or destroy its habitat.
Agricultural intensification
Extremely small population size
Habitat loss and degradation
Climate change impacts on mountain ecosystems
Urban development and infrastructure
Found in 29 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Eupithecia ochridata (Eupithecia ochridata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/eupithecie-de-macedoine-l