Biology:Eupithecia sabulosata

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Eupithecia sabulosata 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 22–23 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Thuja plicata. The larvae are various shades of green with a brown head. [4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sabulosata McDunnough 1944". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857692. 
  2. "910318.00 – 7469 – Eupithecia sabulosata – McDunnough, 1944". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7469. Retrieved May 1, 2019. 
  3. McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 93: 533–728. http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/leprefs/B093a08.pdf. 
  4. "Eupithecia sabulosata [Geometridae]". (February 2, 2013). Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 16, 2015.

Wikidata ☰ Q13539533 entry