Eupithecia miserulata

Eupithecia miserulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. miserulata
Binomial name
Eupithecia miserulata
Grote, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia grossbeckiata Swett, 1907
  • Tephroclystia nebulosa Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia nebulosa
  • Tephroclystia plumbaria Hulst, 1900
  • Eupithecia plumbaria

The Common Eupithecia (Eupithecia miserulata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in North America, from Ontario and Maine in the north to Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in the south. It is also found in Arizona and California.[2]

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The forewings are greyish to greyish brown. The hindwings are the same colour, but have a small discal spot and a variably represented extradiscal line. The moths flies from March to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including coneflower, asters, willows, cherry, juniper and clover.

Subspecies

References

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