Eupithecia strattonata
Species of moth
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Eupithecia strattonata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia to Ontario and bordering areas in the north-eastern United States. The habitat consists of damp fields and open areas, abandoned pastures, marshes, bogs or other flat wet areas.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. strattonata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia strattonata | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Alnus and Spiraea species. One individual larva was reared on the fruit of Actaea rubra.[3]
