Biology:Eupithecia spermaphaga
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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. spermaphaga
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Eupithecia spermaphaga is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917. It is found in western North America from British Columbia, through Oregon and Washington (state) to Nevada and California .
The wingspan is about 23–26 mm. There is a gray tint to the ground color. Adults have been recorded on wing in March, April, July, August, September and October.
The larvae bore the cones of various trees, including Abies concolor, Abies shastaensis and Pseudotsuga taxifolia.[3]
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia spermaphaga (Dyar 1917)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82839146.
- ↑ "910418.00 – 7578 – Eupithecia spermaphaga – (Dyar, 1917)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7578. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q15642510 entry
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