Eupithecia perfusca

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Eupithecia perfusca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in western North America.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Eupithecia perfusca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. perfusca
Binomial name
Eupithecia perfusca
(Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia perfusca Hulst, 1898
  • Eupithecia alberta Taylor, 1906
  • Tephroclystia cootenaiata Dyar, 1904
  • Eupithecia hanhami Taylor, 1906
  • Eupithecia kootenaiata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Eupithecia winnata Taylor, 1910
  • Eupithecia youngata Taylor, 1906
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The wingspan is about 21 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus and Betula species.

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