Biology:Eupithecia macrocarpata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia macrocarpata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. macrocarpata
Binomial name
Eupithecia macrocarpata
McDunnough, 1944[1][2]

Eupithecia macrocarpata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the US state of California.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are brownish olivaceous.[3]

The larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpata and Cupressus forbesii.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13539831 entry