Eupithecia sabulosata
Eupithecia sabulosata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the US state of California.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. sabulosata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia sabulosata | |
The wingspan is 22–23 mm. The forewings and body are pale yellowish or ocherous.[3]
The larvae feed on Thuja plicata. The larvae are various shades of green with a brown head. [4]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sabulosata McDunnough 1944". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- "910318.00 – 7469 – Eupithecia sabulosata – McDunnough, 1944". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.
- "Eupithecia sabulosata [Geometridae]". (February 2, 2013). Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 16, 2015.
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