Eupithecia perfusca

Eupithecia perfusca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in western North America.[3]

Eupithecia perfusca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. perfusca
Binomial name
Eupithecia perfusca (Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia perfusca Hulst, 1898 Eupithecia alberta Taylor, 1906 Tephroclystia cootenaiata Dyar, 1904 Eupithecia hanhami Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia kootenaiata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Eupithecia winnata Taylor, 1910 Eupithecia youngata Taylor, 1906

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus and Betula species.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia perfusca (Hulst 1898)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
2. "910382.00 – 7540 – Eupithecia perfusca – (Hulst, 1898)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
3. Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.