Eupithecia macrocarpata

Eupithecia macrocarpata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. macrocarpata
Binomial name
Eupithecia macrocarpata
McDunnough, 1944[1][2]

Eupithecia macrocarpata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in California.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are brownish olivaceous.[3]

The larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpata and Cupressus forbesii.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
  4. ↑ Life history observations Eupithecia macrocarpata
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