Eupithecia unicolor
Species of moth
Eupithecia unicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. unicolor |
Binomial name | |
Eupithecia unicolor (Hulst, 1896)[1][2] | |
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Eupithecia unicolor is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from British Columbia south to California.
The wingspan is about 21 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to November.
The larvae feed on Juniperus scopulorum, Thuja plicata and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 20 mm. Larvae can be found from April to May and pupation occurs in June. The species overwinters as a mid-instar larva.[4]
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