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Eupithecia lachrymosa

Synonyms: Eupithecia georgii; Eupithecia kananaskata; Eupithecia perfusca (heterotypic); Tephroclystis lachrymosa

Wikipedia Abstract

Eupithecia lachrymosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from central Saskatchewan west to southern Vancouver Island, north to British Columbia and Alberta and south to California. The wingspan is 19–24 mm. Adults are dark grey-brown with obscure markings, except for a fairly prominent dark forewing discal dot. The larvae feed on Betula papyrifera, Salix, Ceanothus, and Alnus species.
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Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0