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Geometridae
91a0196 – 7488   Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852

© Dick Wilson - DNA
Genitalia: See Plate 39 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • tripunctaria Herrich-Schäffer 1852 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7488
  • albipunctata Haworth 1809 (Phalaena)
  • 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.
    • 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)
    • 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
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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