Eupithecia misturata

Eupithecia misturata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. misturata
Binomial name
Eupithecia misturata (Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia misturata Hulst, 1896 Eupithecia conformata Pearsall, 1908 Eupithecia frostiata Swett, 1907 Eupithecia harveyata Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia insignificata Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia minorata Taylor, 1907 Eupithecia scelestata Taylor, 1907 Tephroclystia subfoveata Dyar, 1904 Eupithecia sublineata Taylor, 1906

Eupithecia misturata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is widely distributed in western North America.

The wingspan is about 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale grey, with a small black discal spot. Adults are on wing in summer.

The larvae feed on the foliage and flowers of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Holodiscus discolor, Ceanothus velutinus, Arctostaphylos and Quercus species.^[3]

Subspecies

• Eupithecia misturata misturata (from southern California north to British Columbia and southern Alberta and east to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico)
• Eupithecia misturata delzurata Cassino & Swett 1922 (California)^[4]

References

1. Taxapad
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
4. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949