Eupithecia mutata
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| Eupithecia mutata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. mutata |
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| Eupithecia mutata Pearsall, 1908[1][2] | |
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Eupithecia mutata, the Spruce Cone Looper or Cloaked Pug, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern Atlantic and New England states in North America. In Canada, the range extends from Nova Scotia to northern Ontario.[3]
The wingspan is 17–22 mm.
The larvae feed on seeds within the cones of spruce species.[4]
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