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title: "Common Eupithecia Moth"
description: "Eupithecia miserulata — Insects & spiders. Eupithecia miserulata, the common eupithecia, is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-eupithecia-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Eupithecia Moth

> Eupithecia miserulata — Insects & spiders. Eupithecia miserulata, the common eupithecia, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Eupithecia miserulata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 23874
- Wikidata: [Q5410795](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5410795)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143734](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143734)

## Names

- en: Common Eupithecia Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (3699), CA (337), MX (3)

## Summary

Eupithecia miserulata, the common eupithecia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863 and it can be found in North America, from Ontario and Maine in the north to Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in the south. It is also found in Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The moths flies from March to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including coneflower, asters, willows, cherry, juniper and clover.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupithecia_miserulata

## Photo

![Common Eupithecia Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-eupithecia-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chase Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354992131

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-eupithecia-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).