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Eupithecia sabulosata

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Eupithecia sabulosata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. sabulosata
Binomial name
Eupithecia sabulosata

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". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910318.00 – 7469 – Eupithecia sabulosata – McDunnough, 1944". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.
  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.