Eupithecia nevadata

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Eupithecia nevadata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. nevadata
Binomial name
Eupithecia nevadata
Packard, 1871 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia moirataSwett & Cassino, 1919
  • Eupithecia probataSwett & Cassino, 1919

Eupithecia nevadata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1871. It is found in western North America. [3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. [4] The forewings are pale grey with various reddish brown patches along the costa. [5]

The larvae feed on Purshia and Ceanothus species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nevadata Packard 1871". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "910440.00 – 7601 – Eupithecia nevadata – Packard, 1871". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
  4. ↑ McLeod, Robin (May 6, 2015). "Species Eupithecia nevadata - Hodges#7601". BugGuide. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ 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 2013-03-22.


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