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Eupithecia nimbicolor

Synonyms: Eupithecia adornata; Eupithecia inclarata; Eupithecia incresata; Tephroclystis nimbicolor; Tephroclystis obscurior

Wikipedia Abstract

Eupithecia nimbicolor is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from eastern Newfoundland and Labrador to western British Columbia and from Alaska to Arizona. The wingspan is 17–23 mm. Adults are grey and yellow or orange-brown suffused. Adults are on wing from mid May to mid July in the north. The larvae feed on the flowers of Achillea and Castilleja species and the foliage of Salix, Rosa, Potentilla fruticosa and Ribes species.
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Prey / Diet

Dasiphora fruticosa (shrubby cinquefoil)[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