Eupithecia olivacea is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1906. It is found in North America from British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon to California.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. olivacea
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The forewings are uniform olive brown.[3] Adults are on wing from early March to April.
The larvae feed on Abies grandis, Abies amabilis, Abies lasiocarpa, Crataegus douglasii, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Picea sitchensis and Tsuga heterophylla.[4]
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia olivacea Taylor 1906". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ "910384.00 – 7546 – Eupithecia olivacea – Taylor, 1906". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ "Eupithecia olivacea (Taylor)". Trees, Insects and Diseases of Canada's Forests. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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