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Eupithecia swettii

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Eupithecia swettii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. swettii
Binomial name
Eupithecia swettii
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia ritaria Cassino, 1927

Eupithecia swettii is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1907. It is found in eastern North America, from Quebec and Massachusetts to North Carolina in the south-east and through Missouri and Kansas to Mississippi. It is also found in eastern Texas.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.5–10.5 mm. Adults are on wing from January to April in the south and to May and even July in the north.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia swettii Grossbeck 1907". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "910371.00 – 7530 – Eupithecia swettii – Grossbeck, 1907". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.