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Eupithecia scabrogata

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Eupithecia scabrogata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 first described by Pearsall in 1912. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to California and Arizona.

Larva

The wingspan is about 19 mm.[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]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia scabrogata Pearsall 1912". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "910422.00 – 7583 – Eupithecia scabrogata – Pearsall, 1912". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  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.