Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896)

Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896)

Eupithecia unicolor is a Geometridae moth found in western North America that feeds on conifers as larvae.

Family
Genus
Eupithecia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896)

Eupithecia unicolor is a species of moth that belongs to the Geometridae family. It is distributed from British Columbia southward to California. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 21 millimeters. Adult Eupithecia unicolor have been recorded in flight from May through November. The larvae of this species feed on the plants Juniperus scopulorum, Thuja plicata, and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. When larvae are fully grown, they reach a length of about 20 millimeters. Larvae can be found from April to May, and pupation takes place in June. This species overwinters as a mid-instar larva.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Eupithecia

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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