Eupithecia misturata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. misturata
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia misturata | |
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Eupithecia misturata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is widely distributed in western North America.
The wingspan is about 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale gray, 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.[3]