Eupithecia cimicifugata explained

Eupithecia cimicifugata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pearsall in 1908. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Kentucky, Maryland and South Dakota.^[1]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Cimicifuga racemosa.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Rindge . Frederick H. . July 25, 1963 . Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) . American Museum Novitates . 2147 . 1–23. .
2. McDunnough . James H. . James Halliday McDunnough . 1949 . Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 93 . 533–728 . 2013-03-20 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195738/http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/leprefs/B093a08.pdf . dead .