Eupithecia graefi
Eupithecia graefi, or Graef's pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to Alaska and south to California. The habitat consists of wooded areas.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. graefi |
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The wingspan is 17–25 mm. Adults are white, the wings crossed by fine wavy parallel dark brown and reddish-brown lines.[3] Adults are mostly on wing in summer, but have been recorded from April to November.[4]
The larvae feed on Arbutus and Gaylussacia species, and possibly also Thuja and Pseudotsuga species. The larvae are variable in colour, ranging from green to rosy pink and reddish pink.[5]
Subspecies
- Eupithecia graefi graefi
- Eupithecia graefi tulareata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (High Sierras of southern California)
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References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia graefi (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- "910439.00 – 7600 – Eupithecia graefii – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Page - Eupithecia graefi". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- Davis, John (February 9, 2018). "Species Eupithecia graefii - Hodges#7600". BugGuide. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- "Eupithecia graefii [Geometridae]". Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 16, 2015.
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