Eupithecia sabulosata explained

Eupithecia sabulosata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the US state of California.

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Thuja plicata. The larvae are various shades of green with a brown head.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316160802/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/catnw/pht35.htm "Eupithecia sabulosata [Geometridae]"]. (February 2, 2013). Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original March 16, 2015.