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Geometridae
91a0318 – 7612   Eupithecia discoidalis (Grossbeck, 1908)

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Genitalia: See Plate 157 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
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Synonymy:
  • discoidalis Grossbeck 1908 (Gymnocelis [sic]) - MONA 1983: 7612; Type locality: Holotype: Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise Co., AZ
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia discoidalis (Grossbeck, 1908), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Prorella (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • 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)
    • Grossbeck, J.A., 1908. New Moths of the Family Geometridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 16: 19-31.
    • 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.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Eupithecia discoidalis
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    Eupithecia discoidalis
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    Eupithecia discoidalis
    17mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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