Eupithecia olivacea

Eupithecia olivacea is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1906. It is found in North America from British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon to California.

Eupithecia olivacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. olivacea
Binomial name
Eupithecia olivacea
Taylor, 1906[1][2]

The forewings are uniform olive brown.[3] Adults are on wing from early March to April.

The larvae feed on Abies grandis, Abies amabilis, Abies lasiocarpa, Crataegus douglasii, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Picea sitchensis and Tsuga heterophylla. They have a brown body and head and reach a length of about 20 mm when full grown. There are two morphs. Larvae can be found from April to June and pupation occurs from late June to July. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia olivacea Taylor 1906". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910384.00 – 7546 – Eupithecia olivacea – Taylor, 1906". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "Eupithecia olivacea (Taylor)". Trees, Insects and Diseases of Canada's Forests. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 1, 2019.


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