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.

Eupithecia macrocarpata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia macrocarpata McDunnough 1944". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910319.00 – 7470 – Eupithecia macrocarpata – McDunnough, 1944". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. ^ 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.