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Geometridae 91a0278 – 7575   Eupithecia mutata Pearsall, 1908              Spruce Cone Looper

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Distribution: Canada: NL to BC; USA: ME to TN and NC it the east and MT, WA int he west. (BOLD) Genitalia: See Plate 118 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). Plate 218 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2019). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mutata Pearsall, 1908 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7575   Type locality: Big Indian Valley, Catskill Mts., NY. pini of authors; (not Retzius, 1783) (Tinea) misappl. togata of authors; (not Hübner, [1817]) (Geometra) misappl.

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA7997 (true mutata?) - Caution: 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) 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): 659; pl. 31; fig. 3; text fig. 14K. Pearsall, R.F., 1908. Eastern and Central Eupithecias. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 16: 98-103. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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