Eupithecia cocoata

Eupithecia cocoata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, with records from Maryland, Iowa and Washington.

Eupithecia cocoata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. cocoata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cocoata
Pearsall, 1908[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey with some faint, brown, wavy, thin lines. The ground color of the hindwings is grey with brown, wavy, thicker lines.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in May and July.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cocoata Pearsall 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Descriptions of a New Species of Eupithecia and the male of E. cocoata Pearsall (Geometridae)
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