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Geometridae
91a0236 – 7533   Eupithecia cretaceata (Packard, 1874)

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Genitalia: See Plate 75 & 76 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: Larentia cretaceata Packard, 1874
Eupithecia fenestrata Millière, 1874
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)
  • 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. 33.24f; p. 230. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Eupithecia cretaceata
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Eupithecia cretaceata
© Dave Pelletier
Eupithecia cretaceata
© John Davis
Eupithecia cretaceata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia cretaceata
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