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Eupithecia misturata

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Eupithecia misturata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. misturata
Binomial name
Eupithecia misturata
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia misturata Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia conformata Pearsall, 1908
  • Eupithecia frostiata Swett, 1907
  • Eupithecia harveyata Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia insignificata Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia minorata Taylor, 1907
  • Eupithecia scelestata Taylor, 1907
  • Tephroclystia subfoveata Dyar, 1904
  • Eupithecia sublineata Taylor, 1906

Eupithecia misturata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is widely distributed in western North America.

The wingspan is about 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale grey, with a small black discal spot. Adults are on wing in summer.

The larvae feed on the foliage and flowers of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Holodiscus discolor, Ceanothus velutinus, Arctostaphylos and Quercus species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia misturata misturata (from southern California north to British Columbia and southern Alberta and east to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico)
  • Eupithecia misturata delzurata Cassino & Swett 1922 (California)[4]

References

  1. ^ Taxapad
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
  4. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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