Eupithecia mutata

Eupithecia mutata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. mutata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia mutata; Pearsall, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
	Eupithecia columbrata McDunnough, 1940;

Eupithecia mutata, the spruce cone looper or cloaked pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pearsall in 1908. It is found in the northern Atlantic and New England states in North America. In Canada, the range extends from Nova Scotia to northern Ontario.[3]

The wingspan is 17–22 mm.

The larvae feed on seeds within the cones of spruce species.[4]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia mutata Pearsall 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910415.00 – 7575 – Eupithecia mutata – Spruce Cone Looper Moth – Pearsall, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.
Parker, Abigail M. (February 24, 2019). "Species Eupithecia mutata - Spruce Cone Looper - Hodges#7575". BugGuide. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia mutata Pearsall 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910415.00 – 7575 – Eupithecia mutata – Spruce Cone Looper Moth – Pearsall, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 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] Parker, Abigail M. (February 24, 2019). "Species Eupithecia mutata - Spruce Cone Looper - Hodges#7575". BugGuide. Retrieved May 2, 2019.