Eupithecia scabrogata

Eupithecia scabrogata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. scabrogata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia scabrogata; Pearsall, 1912[1][2]
Synonyms
	Eupithecia vistata Cassino & Swett 1922;

Eupithecia scabrogata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pearsall in 1912. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to California and Arizona.

Larva

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are smoky brown with obscure crosslines.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to March and in May, possibly representing a second generation.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus pungens.[4] They are cryptically patterned and colored to match the flowers of their host plant.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia scabrogata Pearsall 1912". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910422.00 – 7583 – Eupithecia scabrogata – Pearsall, 1912". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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.
Ferris, Clifford D. (2004). "Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 738: 1–19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.158660.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia scabrogata Pearsall 1912". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910422.00 – 7583 – Eupithecia scabrogata – Pearsall, 1912". 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] Ferris, Clifford D. (2004). "Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 738: 1–19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.158660.