Geometridae
91a0176 –
7467 Eupithecia owenata
McDunnough, 1944
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| Distribution: |
AZ, NM (BOLD). |
Description/
Field Marks: |
All identifications should be considered tentative, see similar species.
McDunnough 1949: 555; pl. 26, fig. 20, 21; text figure 2H.McDunnough 1949: 557; pl. 26, fig. 22; text figure 2I. |
| Genitalia: |
See Plate 20 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). |
| Similar Species: |
- Eupithecia edna (Hulst, 1896) is best separated by genitalia and antennae structure but it is unclear how useful even those characters are.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
owenata McDunnough 1944 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7467; Type locality: Arizona |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAJ0123 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Ferris, C.D., 2018. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, - 191 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 9/28/2018)
- McDunnough, J.H., 1944. The Palpata group of the genus Eupithecia with notes and descriptions (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). The Canadian Entomologist, 76(3): 45-56.
- McDunnough, J.H., 1949. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 93(8): 533-728.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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23mm - f. - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
22mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
25mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
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