Biology:Eupithecia jejunata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia jejunata
Eupithecia jejunata (moth) - Flickr - Jay Sturner.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. jejunata
Binomial name
Eupithecia jejunata
McDunnough, 1949[1][2]

Eupithecia jejunata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the United States, from eastern Texas , north into Arkansas and Missouri, east through Louisiana and Mississippi to Florida and north to coastal North Carolina.[3]

The forewings are gray with an indistinct pattern. The hindwings are concolorous with or slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing from February to mid-May. There can be a partial second generation.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13539910 entry