Geometridae
91a0325 –
7619 Eupithecia desperata
(Hulst, 1896)
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| Genitalia: |
See Plate 164 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.)
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| Synonymy: |
desperata (Hulst, 1896) (Gymnocelis [sic]) n. comb. - MONA 1983: 7619; TL: Blanco Co., TX. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Eupithecia desperata (Hulst, 1896), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Prorella (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD)
- 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)
- Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 264.
- 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. & 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
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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16mm – © Jim Vargo
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