Eupithecia monticolans

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Eupithecia monticolans
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. monticolans
Binomial name
Eupithecia monticolans
Butler, 1881
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge monticolans (Butler, 1881)
  • Eupithecia monticolens[1]

Eupithecia monticolans is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

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The larvae feed on Alphitonia ponderosa, Metrosideros, Pipturus, Railliardia and Styphelia tameiameiae.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia monticolens Butler 1881". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

External links

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.Error: "Q10759620" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.