Eupithecia hohokamae
Eupithecia hohokamae is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1963. It is found in the United States in southern Arizona[3] and California.
| Eupithecia hohokamae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. hohokamae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia hohokamae | |
The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. The forewings are pale gray, overlain with grayish brown and blackish-brown scales. The hindwings are whitish gray. Adults are on wing in very early spring.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus pungens.[4]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia hohokamae Rindge 1963". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- "910423.00 – 7584 – Eupithecia hohokamae – Rindge, 1963". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
- Ferris, Clifford D. (2004). "Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 738: 1–19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.158660.
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