Eupithecia mutata
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. mutata |
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Eupithecia mutata | |
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Eupithecia mutata, the spruce cone looper or cloaked pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. 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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