Eupithecia cimicifugata

Eupithecia cimicifugata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. cimicifugata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cimicifugata
Pearsall, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia grata Taylor, 1910

Eupithecia cimicifugata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Kentucky, Maryland and South Dakota.[3]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Cimicifuga racemosa.[4]

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum Novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949


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