Bug FAQWhite Eulithis Moth
Eulithis explanata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: White Eulithis
Mature larvae grow to about 3 cm long. The white eulithis moth lives across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The larvae are elongate, brown to green, and stoutest around the hind segments.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Mature larvae reach about 3 cm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a geometrid moth found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The caterpillars are described as elongate brown-to-green bodies that are stoutest near the hind segments.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
The species is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does the larva look like?
The larva is an elongate brown-to-green caterpillar that is thickest near the hind segments.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulithis_explanata
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