Eupithecia hohokamae

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Eupithecia hohokamae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. hohokamae
Binomial name
Eupithecia hohokamae
Rindge, 1963[1][2]

Eupithecia hohokamae is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1963. It is found in the United States in southern Arizona[3] and California.

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. The forewings are pale gray, overlain with grayish brown and blackish-brown scales. The hindwings are whitish gray. Adults are on wing in very early spring.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus pungens.[4]

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia hohokamae Rindge 1963". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910423.00 – 7584 – Eupithecia hohokamae – Rindge, 1963". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
  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.

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