Biology:Eupithecia mutata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. mutata
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Eupithecia mutata, the spruce cone looper or cloaked pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pearsall in 1908. It is found in the northern Atlantic and New England states in North America. In Canada , the range extends from Nova Scotia to northern Ontario.[3]
The wingspan is 17–22 mm.
The larvae feed on seeds within the cones of spruce species.[4]
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia mutata Pearsall 1908". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857664.
- ↑ "910415.00 – 7575 – Eupithecia mutata – Spruce Cone Looper Moth – Pearsall, 1908". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7575. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ↑ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/3389/N2147.pdf?sequence=1.
- ↑ Parker, Abigail M. (February 24, 2019). "Species Eupithecia mutata - Spruce Cone Looper - Hodges#7575". http://bugguide.net/node/view/336820. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q13539757 entry
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