Eupithecia stellata explained

Eupithecia stellata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from central Manitoba to northern Alberta and south to California and Mexico.^[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There are two generations with adults on wing in early June and again from late July to the beginning of September.^[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. Web site: Anweiler, G. G. . 2008 . Species Details: Eupithecia stellata . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 29, 2020.