Eupithecia nimbicolor
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. nimbicolor
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| Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst, 1896)
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Eupithecia nimbicolor is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896.[1][2] It is found in North America from eastern Newfoundland and Labrador to western British Columbia and from Alaska to Arizona.[3]
The wingspan is 17–23 mm. Adults are grey and yellow or orange brown suffused. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July in the north.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Achillea and Castilleja species and the foliage of Salix, Rosa, Potentilla fruticosa and Ribes species.[4]
References[edit]
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ "910366.00 – 7522 – Eupithecia nimbicolor – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Eupithecia nimbicolor". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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