Eupithecia olivacea

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Eupithecia olivacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. olivacea
Binomial name
Eupithecia olivacea
Taylor, 1906 [1] [2]

Eupithecia olivacea is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1906. It is found in North America from British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon to California.

The forewings are uniform olive brown. [3] Adults are on wing from early March to April.

The larvae feed on Abies grandis , Abies amabilis , Abies lasiocarpa , Crataegus douglasii , Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Picea sitchensis and Tsuga heterophylla . [4]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia olivacea Taylor 1906". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910384.00 – 7546 – Eupithecia olivacea – Taylor, 1906". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. 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 2013-03-21.
  4. "Eupithecia olivacea (Taylor)". Trees, Insects and Diseases of Canada's Forests. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 1, 2019.