Eulithis xylina
| Eulithis xylina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eulithis |
| Species: | E. xylina |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulithis xylina (Hulst, 1896) | |
Eulithis xylina, the northwestern phoenix moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Range and Habitat
Western North America, from Alaska to California and east as far as Colorado and in the boreal forests of Alberta and into Saskatchewan.[4] The majority of sightings are west of the Cascade mountains in British Colombia, Washington and Oregon.[5][6] It inhabits mesic deciduous and mixedwood forests.[4]
Host Plants
The larva feeds on a wide range of broad leaf trees and shrubs including: Alder, Azalea, Cinquefoil, Cottonwood, Crab Apple, Current, Huckleberry, Ninebark, Ocean Spray, Red Osier Dogwood, Rose, Serviceberry, Snowberry, and Willow.[4][7][8][9]
Gallery
Eulithis xylina in Oregon
Eulithis xylina in Oregon
Eulithis xylina in Oregon
Eulithis xylina, close up of moth's face
Eulithis xylina, underside of wing
References
- ↑ "Eulithis xylina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Eulithis xylina". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Eulithis xylina species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- 1 2 3 "Species Details - Eulithis xylina, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". University of Alberta Museums. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Northwestern Phoenix Moth - Eulithis xylina". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Eulithis xylina". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Miller, J. C.; Hammond, Paul C. (2000). Macromoths of Northwest forests and woodlands. Fhtet ;98-18. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, USDA Forest Service.
- ↑ Choi, SEI-WOONG (2001). "Phylogeny of Eulithis Hübner and Related Genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), with an Implication of Wing Pattern Evolution". American Museum Novitates (3318). American Museum of Natural History: 1–37. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)318<0001:POEHBA>2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ Shropshire, Kimberley J.; Tallamy, Douglas W. (26 November 2025). "Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records". ZooKeys (1261): 101–113. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1261..101S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1261.160796. PMC 12676573. PMID 41357956.
Further reading
- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. Vol. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
Media related to Eulithis xylina at Wikimedia Commons