Eupithecia nimbicolor

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]

Eupithecia nimbicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. nimbicolor
Binomial name
Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst, 1896)
Synonyms
Tephroclystia nimbicolor Hulst, 1896 Eupithecia adornata Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia inclarata Cassino & Swett, 1924 Eupithecia incresata Pearsall, 1910 Tephroclystia obscurior Hulst, 1896

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.