Eupithecia misturata

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Eupithecia misturata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. misturata
Binomial name
Eupithecia misturata
(Hulst, 1896) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia misturataHulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia conformataPearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia frostiataSwett, 1907
  • Eupithecia harveyataTaylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia insignificataTaylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia minorataTaylor, 1907
  • Eupithecia scelestataTaylor, 1907
  • Tephroclystia subfoveataDyar, 1904
  • Eupithecia sublineataTaylor, 1906

Eupithecia misturata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is widely distributed in western North America.

The wingspan is about 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale gray, with a small black discal spot. Adults are on wing in summer.

The larvae feed on the foliage and flowers of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Holodiscus discolor , Ceanothus velutinus , Arctostaphylos and Quercus species. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia misturata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910326.00 – 7476 – Eupithecia misturata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. "Eupithecia misturata [Geometridae]". Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 15, 2013.
  4. McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-20.