''Eupithecia gilvipennata'' is a
moth in the family
Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino and Louis W. Swett in 1922. It is found along the North American Pacific coast from
British Columbia, through
Colorado to
California and
Arizona.
The
wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing very early in spring, from late February to early March in central California and from late April to early May farther north.
The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of ''Arctostaphylos'' species, including ''
A. pungens'', ''
A. manzanita'', and ''
A. viscida''
References
Moths described in 1922
gilvipennata
Moths of North America
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