Biology:Eupithecia hohokamae

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia hohokamae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. hohokamae
Binomial name
Eupithecia hohokamae
Rindge, 1963[1][2]

Eupithecia hohokamae is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1963. It is found in the United States in southern Arizona[3] and California .

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. Adults are on wing in very early spring.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus pungens.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13539977 entry