Biology:Eupithecia perfusca

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia perfusca
Eupithecia perfusca.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Eupithecia
Species:
E. perfusca
Binomial name
Eupithecia perfusca
(Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia perfusca Hulst, 1898
  • Eupithecia alberta Taylor, 1906
  • Tephroclystia cootenaiata Dyar, 1904
  • Eupithecia hanhami Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia kootenaiata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Eupithecia winnata Taylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia youngata Taylor, 1906

Eupithecia perfusca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in western North America.[3]

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus and Betula species.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia perfusca (Hulst 1898)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82839236. 
  2. ↑ "910382.00 – 7540 – Eupithecia perfusca – (Hulst, 1898)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7540. Retrieved May 2, 2019. 
  3. ↑ 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13539656 entry




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