Eupithecia scabrogata

Eupithecia scabrogata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. scabrogata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia scabrogata; Pearsall, 1912[1][2]
Synonyms
	Eupithecia vistata Cassino & Swett 1922;

Eupithecia scabrogata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from British Columbia to California and Arizona.

Larva

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are smoky brown with obscure cross lines.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to March and in May, possibly representing a second generation.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus pungens.^[4] They are cryptically patterned and colored to match the flowers of their host plant.

References

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[1] Taxapad

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949

[4] Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)