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Eupithecia lachrymosa

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Eupithecia lachrymosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. lachrymosa
Binomial name
Eupithecia lachrymosa
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia lachrymosa Hulst, 1900
  • Eupithecia georgii McDunnough, 1929
  • Eupithecia kananaskata MacKay, 1951

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]

The wingspan is 19–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Betula papyrifera, Salix, Ceanothus, and Alnus species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia lachrymosa (Hulst 1900)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910386.00 – 7548 – Eupithecia lachrymosa – (Hulst, 1900)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
  4. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (September 7, 2004). "Species Details: Eupithecia lachrymosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.