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Eupithecia misturata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Eupithecia misturata

Eupithecia misturata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is widely distributed in western North America.

The wingspan is about 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale grey, with a small black discal spot. Adults are on wing in summer.

The larvae feed on the foliage and flowers of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Holodiscus discolor, Ceanothus velutinus, Arctostaphylos and Quercus species.

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia misturata misturata (from southern California north to British Columbia and southern Alberta and east to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico)
  • Eupithecia misturata delzurata Cassino & Swett 1922 (California)

    • References

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