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Eupithecia hohokamae

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Eupithecia hohokamae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. hohokamae
Binomial name
Eupithecia hohokamae
Rindge, 1963[1][2]

Eupithecia hohokamae is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1963. It is found in the United States in southern Arizona[3] and California.

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. Adults are on wing in very early spring.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus pungens.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia hohokamae Rindge 1963". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910423.00 – 7584 – Eupithecia hohokamae – Rindge, 1963". 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. ^ Ferris, Clifford D. (2004). "Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 738: 1–19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.158660.