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Eupithecia miserulata

910324.00 — 7474 — Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863 — Common Eupithecia

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
unclear/unknown

Polyphagous

Life History

A multivoltine species common throughout the warm months across Block Island with a notably even distribution across survey sites.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Bolte, K.B., 1990. Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera) VI. Subfamily Larentiinae 1. Revision of the Genus Eupithecia. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 122(S151): 3-253.
  • Ferris, C.D., 2018. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, - 191 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 9/28/2018)
  • Grote, A.R., 1863. Additions to the catalogue of U. S. Lepidoptera, No 3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia., 2: 32; pl. 2, fig. 4.
  • McDunnough, J.H., 1949. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 93(8): 533-728.
  • Rindge, F.H., 1985. The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana. American Museum Novitates, 2807: 1-18.
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Eupithecia miserulata

    Abundance data late May to early October