Evita (moth)

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Evita

Capps, 1943
Species:
E. hyalinaria
Binomial name
Evita hyalinaria
(Grossbeck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Therina blandariaDyar, 1916

Evita is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Hahn William Capps in 1943. Its only species, Evita hyalinaria, was first described by Grossbeck in 1908. [1] It is found in southwestern North America. [2] [3]

The subspecies Evita hyalinaria blandaria was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. as Therina blandaria in 1916. [4]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Evita Capps, 1943". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "911336.00 – 6897 – Evita hyalinaria – (Grossbeck, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Evita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Evita hyalinaria ssp. blandaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 5, 2019.