Eupithecia coloradensis

Eupithecia coloradensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. coloradensis
Binomial name
Eupithecia coloradensis
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia coloradensis Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia carolinensis Grossbeck, 1907
  • Eupithecia spenceata Cassino, 1927

Eupithecia coloradensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from western Quebec and western Ontario south to North Carolina, west to New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and south-eastern Alberta.

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. The forewings are dark brownish grey, with a reddish brown costa. The hindwings are slightly paler brownish grey.[3]

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