Eupithecia graefi

Eupithecia graefi, or Graef's pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to Alaska and south to California. The habitat consists of wooded areas.

Eupithecia graefi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. graefi
Binomial name
Eupithecia graefi
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge graefi Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia graefii
  • Eupithecia stikineata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eucymatoge vancouverata Taylor, 1906
  • Eucymatoge vancouverensis Pearsall, 1910

The wingspan is 17–25 mm. Adults are white, the wings crossed by fine wavy parallel dark brown and reddish-brown lines.[3] Adults are mostly on wing in summer, but have been recorded from April to November.[4]

The larvae feed on Arbutus and Gaylussacia species, and possibly also Thuja and Pseudotsuga species. The larvae are variable in colour, ranging from green to rosy pink and reddish pink.[5]

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia graefi graefi
  • Eupithecia graefi tulareata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (High Sierras of southern California)

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia graefi (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910439.00 – 7600 – Eupithecia graefii – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. "Species Page - Eupithecia graefi". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019.
  4. Davis, John (February 9, 2018). "Species Eupithecia graefii - Hodges#7600". BugGuide. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. "Eupithecia graefii [Geometridae]". Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 16, 2015.
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