Eupithecia miserulata

Eupithecia miserulata, the common eupithecia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863 and it can be found in North America, from Ontario and Maine in the north to Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in the south. It is also found in Arizona and California.[2]

Caterpillar

Eupithecia miserulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. miserulata
Binomial name
Eupithecia miserulata
Grote, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia grossbeckiata Swett, 1907
  • Tephroclystia nebulosa Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia nebulosa
  • Tephroclystia plumbaria Hulst, 1900
  • Eupithecia plumbaria

The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The forewings are grayish to grayish brown. The hindwings are the same color, but have a small discal spot and a variably represented an extradiscal line. The moths flies from March to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including coneflower, asters, willows, cherry, juniper and clover.

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia miserulata miserulata (most of eastern North America)
  • Eupithecia miserulata vitans Schaus, 1913
  • Eupithecia miserulata zela Swett & Cassino, 1919 (California)

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia miserulata Grote 1863". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.
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