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Eupithecia ravocostaliata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

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Eupithecia ravocostaliata, the tawny eupithecia or great variegated pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in northern New York and the New England states, extending across Canada from the Maritime Provinces to Vancouver Island and down the west coast as far as the San Francisco Bay region.

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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings have a pale, whitish ground colour with white and black costal and submarginal patches. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to August.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Rhamnus purshiana.

Tawny eupithecia moth geometridae eupithecia ravocostaliata on wall


References

Eupithecia ravocostaliata Wikipedia