Biology:Eupithecia subcolorata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia subcolorata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. subcolorata
Binomial name
Eupithecia subcolorata
(Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia subcolorata Hulst, 1898

Eupithecia subcolorata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico.[3]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale grey with dark grey markings and a black discal spot. Adults are on wing in late spring and early summer.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Vaccinium species.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia subcolorata (Hulst 1898)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857706. 
  2. "910390.00 – 7553 – Eupithecia subcolorata – (Hulst, 1898)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7553. Retrieved May 3, 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. 
  4. "Eupithecia subcolorata [Geometridae]". (February 2, 2013). Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original June 25, 2013.

Wikidata ☰ Q13539434 entry