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Eupithecia agnesata

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Eupithecia agnesata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. agnesata
Binomial name
Eupithecia agnesata
Taylor, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia barnesi Cassino, 1922

Eupithecia agnesata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1908. It is found in North America from California through Wyoming, Oregon and Washington to British Columbia.[3]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey mixed with dark scales and black transverse lines with brown shading in the discal area.[4] Adults are on wing from April to September.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia agnesata Taylor 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910399.00 – 7561 – Eupithecia agnesata – Taylor, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 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. ^ Taylor, Geo. W. (1908). "Notes on the Lepidoptera of Kaslo, B. C. with descriptions of seven new species". The Canadian Entomologist. 40 (1).]Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Heiman, Maury J. (May 22, 2014). "Species Eupithecia agnesata - Hodges#7561". BugGuide. Retrieved May 2, 2019.