Eupithecia rotundopuncta

Eupithecia rotundopuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. rotundopuncta
Binomial name
Eupithecia rotundopuncta
Packard, 1871[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia californiata Gumppenberg, 1888
  • Eupithecia rotundopunctata Packard, 1876

Eupithecia rotundopuncta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Arizona to the Pacific coast, north to Vancouver Island in British Columbia.[3]

The wingspan is about 17–20 mm. There is considerable banding of light russet brown in the antemedian, subterminal, and terminal areas of the forewings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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