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Eupithecia graefi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Eupithecia graefi

Eupithecia graefi, Graef’s pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to Alaska and south to California. The habitat consists of wooded areas.

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

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.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia graefi graefi
  • Eupithecia graefi tulareata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (high Sierras of southern California)
  • References

    Eupithecia graefi Wikipedia