Eupithecia monticolans

Eupithecia monticolans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. monticolans
Binomial name
Eupithecia monticolans
Butler, 1881
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge monticolans (Butler, 1881)
  • Eupithecia monticolens[1]

Eupithecia monticolans is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii, where it is widespread.

This species is extremely variable.

The larvae feed on Alphitonia ponderosa, Metrosideros, Pipturus, Railliardia and Styphelia tameiameiae.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia monticolens Butler 1881". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.


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