Eupithecia russeliata

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Eupithecia russeliata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. russeliata
Binomial name
Eupithecia russeliata
Swett, 1908 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia brauneataSwett, 1908

Eupithecia russeliata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis W. Swett in 1908. It is widespread in North America, including Alberta, California, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina and Nova Scotia.

The wingspan is about 18mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on Picea species and possibly other conifers. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia russeliata Swett 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910369.00 – 7526 – Eupithecia russeliata – Swett, 1908". 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 2013-03-20.