Geometridae
91a0173 –
7551 Eupithecia interruptofasciata
Packard, 1873
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| Distribution: |
Canada: NF, BC, YT; USA:New England south to MA - (Bolte 1990:68). |
| Genitalia: |
See Plate 17 & 188 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
Plate 210 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2019). |
| Similar Species: |
- Eupithecia niphadophilata is separated by genitalia.
- Eupithecia pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) is not known from eastern NA; separated by genitalia.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
pusillata of authors; (not [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra)interruptofasciata Packard, 1873 (Eupithecia)
Type locality: Waco, TX.quebecata Taylor, 1910 (Eupithecia)sobrinata of authors; (not Hübner, [1817]) (Geometra) misappl. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Eupithecia interruptofasciata Packard, 1873, formerly treated as the subspecies of Eupithecia pusillata found in North American, is raised to full species status in Bolte (1990), Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can., 122(S151):67. |
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| 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.
- DeWaard, J.R., L.M. Humble, B.C. Schmidt, 2010. DNA barcoding identifies the first North American records of the Eurasian moth, Eupithecia pusillata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 107: 1-7.
- 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)
- Ferris, C.D., 2019. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, Supplement, 35 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 12/7/2019)
- 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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15mm – © Jim Vargo
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