Biology:Eulithis xylina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eulithis |
| Species: | E. xylina
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulithis xylina (Hulst, 1896)
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Eulithis xylina, the northwestern phoenix moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Eulithis xylina is 7207.[4]
Range and Habitat
Western North America, from Alaska to California and east as far as Colorado and in the boreal forests of Alberta and into Saskatchewan.[5] The majority of sightings are west of the Cascade mountains in British Colombia, Washington and Oregon.[6][4] It inhabits mesic deciduous and mixedwood forests.[5]
Host Plants
The larva feeds on a wide range of broad leaf trees and shrubs including: Alder, Azalea, Cinquefoil, Cottonwood, Crab Apple, Current, Huckleberry, Ninebark, Ocean Spray, Red Osier Dogwood, Rose, Serviceberry, Snowberry, and Willow.[5][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Eulithis xylina Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=941949. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Eulithis xylina". https://www.gbif.org/species/1965823. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Eulithis xylina species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/43180. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Eulithis xylina". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7207. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Species Details - Eulithis xylina, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6168. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Northwestern Phoenix Moth - Eulithis xylina". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/219752-Eulithis-xylina. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Miller, J. C.; Hammond, Paul C. (2000). Macromoths of Northwest forests and woodlands. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, USDA Forest Service. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/004158588.
- ↑ Choi, SEI-WOONG (2001). "Phylogeny of Eulithis Hübner and Related Genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), with an Implication of Wing Pattern Evolution". American Museum Novitates (American Museum of Natural History) 3318.
- ↑ Shropshire, Kimberley J.; Tallamy, Douglas W. (26 November 2025). "Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records" (in en). pp. 101–113. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1261.160796. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/160796/list/9/.
Further reading
- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13543563 entry
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