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Eupithecia maestosa

Synonyms: Eupithecia dyarata; Tephroclystia harlequinaria; Tephroclystis maestosa

Wikipedia Abstract

Eupithecia maestosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from extreme western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to northern British Columbia and south to Texas and California. The habitat consists of wooded and shrubby areas. The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are dark yellow-brown and grey. They are on wing nearly year round in California.
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Prey / Diet

Alnus rubra (red alder)[1]
Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrone)[1]
Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry)[1]
Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)[1]
Thuja plicata (Pacific Red-cedar)[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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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