Eupithecia miserulata, the common eupithecia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863 and it can be found in North America, from Ontario and Maine in the north to Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in the south. It is also found in Arizona and California.[2]
| Eupithecia miserulata | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. miserulata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia miserulata | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The forewings are grayish to grayish brown. The hindwings are the same color, but have a small discal spot and a variably represented an extradiscal line. The moths flies from March to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including coneflower, asters, willows, cherry, juniper and clover.
Subspecies edit
- Eupithecia miserulata miserulata (most of eastern North America)
- Eupithecia miserulata vitans Schaus, 1913
- Eupithecia miserulata zela Swett & Cassino, 1919 (California)
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia miserulata Grote 1863". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.
External links edit
- McLeod, Robin (March 1, 2019). "Species Eupithecia miserulata - Common Eupithecia - Hodges#7474". BugGuide. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
 | This Eupithecia moth related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |