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Distribution

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Eastern NFLD to western BC, and from AK to AZ.
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General Description

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A small (1.7-2.3 cm wingspan) grey and yellow or orange-brown suffused moth without prominent markings. The yellow-brown or orange-brown color, the lack of prominent discal spots or bands and the elongate wings should are illustrated in Bolte (1990).
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Habitat

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It has been collected in all regions of Alberta, from the arid grasslands to the northern Boreal forest and the Rocky Mountains.
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Life Cycle

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Adults are nocturnal but have also been collected during the day. There is a single brood in Alberta, with adults from mid May to mid July, peaking in late May and early June. Larval hosts include the flowers of Achillea and Castilleja, and the foliage of Salix, Rosa, Potentilla fruticosa and Ribes (McGuffin, 1958).
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Eupithecia nimbicolor

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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

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "910366.00 – 7522 – Eupithecia nimbicolor – (Hulst, 1896)". 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.
  4. ^ 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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Eupithecia nimbicolor: Brief Summary

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Eupithecia nimbicolor is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from eastern Newfoundland and Labrador to western British Columbia and from Alaska to Arizona.

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.

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