Eupithecia spermaphaga

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Eupithecia spermaphaga
File:Eupithecia spermaphaga.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. spermaphaga
Binomial name
Eupithecia spermaphaga
(Dyar, 1917)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge spermaphaga Dyar, 1917

Eupithecia spermaphaga is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917. It is found in western North America from British Columbia, through Oregon and Washington to Nevada and California.

The wingspan is about 23–26 mm. There is a gray tint to the ground color. Adults have been recorded on wing in March, April, July, August, September and October.

The larvae bore the cones of various trees, including Abies concolor, Abies shastaensis and Pseudotsuga taxifolia.[3]

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