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

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Genitalia: See Plate 29 & 30 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). Synonymy: miserulata Grote, 1863 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7474 ssp. a. miserulata Grote, 1863 (Eupithecia); TL: Virginia.  grossbeckiata Swett, 1907 (Eupithecia)  nebulosa (Hulst, 1896) (Tephroclystis)  plumbaria (Hulst, 1900) (Tephroclystis) ssp. b. zela Swett & Cassino, 1919 (Eupithecia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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. (abstract and access (fee)) 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., 1864. 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 Species Page at iNaturalist

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