Eupithecia lachrymosa
Eupithecia lachrymosa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900.[1][2] It is found in North America from central Saskatchewan west to southern Vancouver Island, north to British Columbia and Alberta and south to California.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. lachrymosa |
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| Eupithecia lachrymosa (Hulst, 1900) | |
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The wingspan is 19–24 mm. Adults are dark grey brown with obscure markings, except for a fairly prominent dark forewing discal dot.
The larvae feed on Betula papyrifera, Salix, Ceanothus, and Alnus species.[4]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia lachrymosa (Hulst 1900)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- "910386.00 – 7548 – Eupithecia lachrymosa – (Hulst, 1900)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.
- Anweiler, G. G. (September 7, 2004). "Species Details: Eupithecia lachrymosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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