Biology:Eupithecia lachrymosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia lachrymosa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. lachrymosa
Binomial name
Eupithecia lachrymosa
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia lachrymosa Hulst, 1900
  • Eupithecia georgii McDunnough, 1929
  • Eupithecia kananaskata MacKay, 1951

Eupithecia lachrymosa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900.[1][2] It is found in North America from central Saskatchewan west to southern Vancouver Island, north to British Columbia and Alberta and south to California .[3]

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. Adults are dark grey brown with obscure markings, except for a fairly prominent dark forewing discal dot.

The larvae feed on Betula papyrifera, Salix, Ceanothus, and Alnus species.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13539884 entry