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Geometridae 910324.00 – 7474 – Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863 – Common Eupithecia

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Distribution: Type locality: Virginia Genitalia: See Plate 29 & 30 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: • Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863 • Eupithecia grossbeckiata Swett, 1907 • Tephroclystis nebulosa Hulst, 1896 • Tephroclystis plumbaria Hulst, 1900 • Eupithecia zela Swett & Cassino, 1919

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) Grote, A.R., 1863. Additions to the catalogue of U. S. Lepidoptera, No 3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia., 2: 32; pl. 2, fig. 4. 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. Rindge, F.H., 1985. The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana. American Museum Novitates, 2807: 1-18. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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