Eupithecia perfusca

Eupithecia perfusca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. perfusca
Binomial name
Eupithecia perfusca
(Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia perfusca Hulst, 1898
  • Eupithecia alberta Taylor, 1906
  • Tephroclystia cootenaiata Dyar, 1904
  • Eupithecia hanhami Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia kootenaiata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Eupithecia winnata Taylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia youngata Taylor, 1906

Eupithecia perfusca is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in western North America.[3]

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus and Betula species.

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: .


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