Eupithecia graefi

Eupithecia graefi, or Graef's pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to Alaska and south to California. The habitat consists of wooded areas.

Eupithecia graefi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. graefi
Binomial name
Eupithecia graefi (Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Subspecies
E. g. graefi E. g. tulareata
Synonyms
Eucymatoge graefi Hulst, 1896 Eupithecia graefii Eupithecia stikineata Cassino & Swett, 1922 Eucymatoge vancouverata Taylor, 1906 Eucymatoge vancouverensis Pearsall, 1910

The wingspan is 17–25 mm.^[3] Adults are mostly on wing in summer, but have been recorded from April to November.^[4]

The larvae feed on Arbutus and Gaylussacia species, and possibly also Thuja and Pseudotsuga species. The larvae are variable in colour, ranging from green to rosy pink and reddish pink.^[5]

Subspecies

• Eupithecia graefi graefi
• Eupithecia graefi tulareata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (High Sierras of southern California)