Eupithecia nevadata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. nevadata |
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| Eupithecia nevadata Packard, 1871[1][2] | |
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Eupithecia nevadata is a moth in the family Geometridae. 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
- Eupithecia nevadata nevadata (Nevada, California)
- Eupithecia nevadata geneura Swett & Cassino, 1919 (Utah, Colorado)
- Eupithecia nevadata morensata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (southern California)
References
- ↑ Taxapad
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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