Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands

Eulithis propulsata [Geometridae]

JPG-Eulithis propulsata

Wingspan 3.5 cm. Forewing is slightly falcate and yellow with a brownish median band. This geometrid is common and widely distributed in western North America. Moths fly in midsummer. Caterpillars feed on the foliage of poplar (Populus), currant (Ribes), and willow (Salix).

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