Eupithecia olivacea

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Eupithecia olivacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. olivacea
Binomial name
Eupithecia olivacea
Taylor, 1906[1][2]

Eupithecia olivacea is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found from British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon to California.

The forewings are uniform olive brown.[3] Adults are on wing from early March to April.

The larvae feed on Abies grandis, Abies amabilis, Abies lasiocarpa, Crataegus douglasii, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Picea sitchensis and Tsuga heterophylla. They have a brown body and head and reach a length of about 20 mm when full-grown. There are two morphs. Larvae can be found from April to June and pupation occurs from late June to July. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
  4. ↑ Natural Resources Canada
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