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Geometridae
91a0221 – 7514   Eupithecia biedermanata [Cassino & Swett], 1922

© Charles W. Melton
Genitalia: See Plate 60 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:
  • biedermanata [Cassino & Swett], 1922 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7514
  • miamata Cassino, 1925 (Eupithecia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia biedermanata [Cassino & Swett], 1922 includes as a synonym 7582 Eupithecia miamata Cassino, 1925, Zootaxa 738: 4.
    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.
    • Cassino, S.E. & L.W. Swett, 1922. Some new Geometridae. The Lepidopterist, 3(10): 167-174.
    • Ferris, C.D., 2004. Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini). Zootaxa, 738: 1-19.
    • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.29f; p. 230. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    © Jim Hoover
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    Reared - © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    © Steve Morris
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    © Steve Morris
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    LG – © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia biedermanata
    17mm – © Jim Vargo

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