Eupithecia gilata

Eupithecia gilata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. gilata
Binomial name
Eupithecia gilata
Cassino, 1925[1][2]

Eupithecia gilata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Arizona and California.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults are dark-coloured. There is a small, black, discal dot and a minute white mark above the tornus.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May.

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