Eupithecia cimicifugata

Eupithecia cimicifugata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. cimicifugata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cimicifugata
Pearsall, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia grata Taylor, 1910

Eupithecia cimicifugata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Kentucky, Maryland and South Dakota.[3]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Cimicifuga racemosa.[4]

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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