''Eupithecia cupressata'' is a
moth in the family
Geometridae. It is found in the Alameda, Mendocino, and Monterey counties in central coastal
California.
Taxonomic note on Eupithecia cupressata Pearsall (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)
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The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for both males and females. Adults are on wing from March to December.
Larvae have been reared on ''Cupressus macrocarpa
''Hesperocyparis macrocarpa'' is a coniferous tree. It is commonly known as the Monterey cypress and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to California.
The Monterey cypress is found naturally only on the Central Coast of Califor ...
'' and possibly also feed on '' Sequoia sempervirens''.
References
Moths described in 1910
cupressata
Moths of North America
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