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Geometridae
91a0184 – 7474   Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863
             Common Eupithecia

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: Type locality: Virginia
Genitalia: See Plate 29 & 30 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863
Eupithecia grossbeckiata Swett, 1907
Tephroclystis nebulosa Hulst, 1896
Tephroclystis plumbaria Hulst, 1900
Eupithecia zela Swett & Cassino, 1919
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Bolte, K.B., 1990. Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera) VI. Subfamily Larentiinae 1. Revision of the Genus Eupithecia. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 122(S151): 3-253.
  • 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)
  • Grote, A.R., 1863. Additions to the catalogue of U. S. Lepidoptera, No 3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia., 2: 32; pl. 2, fig. 4.
  • 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.
  • Rindge, F.H., 1985. The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana. American Museum Novitates, 2807: 1-18.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Eupithecia miserulata
© Bob Patterson
Eupithecia miserulata
© Machele White
Eupithecia miserulata
© Machele White
Eupithecia miserulata
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Eupithecia miserulata
© Carol Wolf
Eupithecia miserulata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia miserulata
15mm – © Jim Vargo
Eupithecia miserulata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia miserulata
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Eupithecia miserulata
© Machele White

Eupithecia miserulata
© Marie Schmidt

Eupithecia miserulata
© Marie Schmidt


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