Eupithecia nevadata
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. nevadata
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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
[edit]- Eupithecia nevadata nevadata (Nevada, California)
- Eupithecia nevadata geneura Swett & Cassino, 1919 (Utah, Colorado)
- Eupithecia nevadata morensata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (southern California)
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nevadata Packard 1871". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ "910440.00 – 7601 – Eupithecia nevadata – Packard, 1871". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (May 6, 2015). "Species Eupithecia nevadata - Hodges#7601". BugGuide. 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 2013-03-22.
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