Eupithecia maestosa explained

Eupithecia maestosa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896.[1] [2] It is found in North America from extreme western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to northern British Columbia and south to Texas and California. The habitat consists of wooded and shrubby areas.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are dark yellow brown and grey.[3] They are on wing nearly year round in California.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Eupithecia maestosa (Hulst 1896) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324235056/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857657 . March 24, 2016.
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7460 mothphotographersgroup
  3. Web site: Species Page - Eupithecia maestosa . Entomology Collection . University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20191102214423/http://entomology.museums.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=6171 . November 2, 2019.
  4. http://bugguide.net/node/view/463720 Bug Guide

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