Eupithecia monticolans

Eupithecia monticolans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. monticolans
Binomial name
	Eupithecia monticolans; Butler, 1881
Synonyms
	Eucymatoge monticolans (Butler, 1881); Eupithecia monticolens;

Eupithecia monticolans is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii, where it is widespread.

This species is extremely variable.

The larvae feed on Alphitonia ponderosa, Metrosideros, Pipturus, Railliardia and Styphelia tameiameiae.

References[]

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia monticolens Butler 1881". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

External links[]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia monticolens Butler 1881". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

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