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Eupithecia strattonata

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Species of moth

Eupithecia strattonata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. strattonata
Binomial name
Eupithecia strattonata
Packard, 1873

Eupithecia strattonata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia to Ontario and bordering areas in the north-eastern United States. The habitat consists of damp fields and open areas, abandoned pastures, marshes, bogs or other flat wet areas.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Alnus and Spiraea species. One individual larva was reared on the fruit of Actaea rubra.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia strattonata Packard 1873". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Eupithecia strattonata


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