Eupithecia sabulosata

Eupithecia sabulosata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the US state of California.

Eupithecia sabulosata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. sabulosata
Binomial name
Eupithecia sabulosata McDunnough, 1944[1][2]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm. The forewings and body are pale yellowish or ocherous.[3]

The larvae feed on Thuja plicata. The larvae are various shades of green with a brown head. [4]

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sabulosata McDunnough 1944". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
2. "910318.00 – 7469 – Eupithecia sabulosata – McDunnough, 1944". 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 sabulosata [Geometridae]". (February 2, 2013). Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 16, 2015.