Eupithecia cimicifugata

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]

Eupithecia cimicifugata
Scientific classification
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

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

References

  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.


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