Eupithecia macrocarpata
Eupithecia macrocarpata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the US state of California.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. macrocarpata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia macrocarpata | |
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are brownish olivaceous.[3]
The larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpata and Cupressus forbesii.[4]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia macrocarpata McDunnough 1944". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- "910319.00 – 7470 – Eupithecia macrocarpata – McDunnough, 1944". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 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.
- Comstock, John Adams (1964). "Life History Notes on Eupithecia macrocarpata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 63 (4): 171–174 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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