Eupithecia zygadeniata

Eupithecia zygadeniata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1876 and is found in North America, with records from Texas and Montana.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

Eupithecia zygadeniata
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. zygadeniata
Binomial name
Eupithecia zygadeniata Packard, 1876[1][2]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia tenebrescens Hulst, 1900

The larvae feed within the seed capsules of Schoenocaulon texanum.^[4]