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Geometridae
91a0284 – 7581   Eupithecia gilvipennata Cassino & Swett, 1922

- Gen. - © Glenn Fine
Distribution: BC south to southwest AZ
Type locality: Wellington, BC.
Genitalia: See Plate 124 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
Similar Species:
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Synonymy: Eupithecia gilvipennata Cassino & Swett, 1922
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.
  • Cassino, S.E. & L.W. Swett, 1922. Some new Geometridae. The Lepidopterist, 3(6-7): 148.
  • 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
Eupithecia gilvipennata
© Charles W. Melton
Eupithecia gilvipennata
- Gen. - © Glenn Fine
Eupithecia gilvipennata
DNA - © Jim Moore
Eupithecia gilvipennata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia gilvipennata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia gilvipennata
25mm – © Jim Vargo
Eupithecia gilvipennata
24mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Eupithecia gilvipennata
© Moria Robinson LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida, A. manzanita
Eupithecia gilvipennata
© Moria Robinson LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida, A. manzanita

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