Eulithis propulsata

Eulithis propulsata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eulithis
Species:
E. propulsata
Binomial name
Eulithis propulsata
(Walker, 1862)

Eulithis propulsata, known generally as the barred yellow or currant eulithis moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Eulithis propulsata is 7199.

The larvae feed on Current (ribe) plants. In the southern Appalachians there is one generation with mature caterpillars from May into early July. Mature larvae are 3 cm.

Eulithis propulsata caterpillar

References

  1. ↑ "Eulithis propulsata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Eulithis propulsata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Eulithis propulsata". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ↑ Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (2001). Geometroid caterpillars of northeastern and Appalachian forests (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.

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