Eupithecia cimicifugata

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Eupithecia cimicifugata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. cimicifugata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cimicifugata
Pearsall, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia grata Taylor, 1910

Eupithecia cimicifugata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pearsall in 1908. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Kentucky, Maryland and South Dakota.[3]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Cimicifuga racemosa.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cimicifugata Pearsall 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910368.00 – 7524 – Eupithecia cimicifugata – Pearsall, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23..
  4. ^ McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-20.