Eupithecia agnesata

Eupithecia agnesata
Scientific classification
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 Geometridae family. It is found 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

  1. Taxapad
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. Taylor, G.W. 1908. Notes on the Lepidoptera of Kaslo, B.C with descriptions of seven new species. The Canadian Entomologist, vol. 40, no. 1.
  5. Bug Guide
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eupithecia agnesata.
Wikispecies has information related to: Eupithecia agnesata


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 24, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.