Eupithecia mutata

Eupithecia mutata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. mutata
Binomial name
Eupithecia mutata
Pearsall, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia columbrata McDunnough, 1940

Eupithecia mutata, the spruce cone looper or cloaked pug, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern Atlantic and New England states in North America. In Canada, the range extends from Nova Scotia to northern Ontario.[3]

The wingspan is 17–22 mm.

The larvae feed on seeds within the cones of spruce species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. ↑ Bug Guide
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