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Geometridae
91a0172 – 7464.1   Eupithecia pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Distribution Data for Eupithecia pusillata
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Distribution: Canada: BC; Greenland.
Similar Species:
  • Eupithecia niphadophilata is separated by genitalia.
  • Eupithecia interruptofasciata Packard, 1873 is separated by genitalia.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 7551
  • ssp. a. pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra); TL: Austria
  • anglicata Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 (Eupithecia); TL: United Kingdom.
  • expressaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 (Eupithecia); TL: Europe.
  • latoniata Millière, 1882 (Eupithecia); TL: France.
  • scotica Dietze, 1910 (Eupithecia); TL: Scotland.
  • sobrinaria Boisduval, 1840 (Eupithecia); TL: Gallia Meridionalis [France].
  • stevensata Webb, 1896 (Eupithecia); TL: United Kingdom.
  • ssp. b. scoriata Staudinger, 1857 (Eupithecia); TL: Iceland.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), listed by Ferguson (in Hodges et al. 1983) as extralimital with the Nearctic subspecies E. p. interruptofasciata Packard, 1873 (now a full species), is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. Mironov (2003) reported records of E. pusillata scoriata Staudinger, 1857 from Greenland. BOLD:ABZ6329, the BIN group for pusillata, includes one DNA barcoded specimen from Greenland, sample zmuc00023411. DeWaard et al. (2010) confirmed records from British Columbia.
    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)
    • DeWaard, J.R., L.M. Humble, B.C. Schmidt, 2010. DNA barcoding identifies the first North American records of the Eurasian moth, Eupithecia pusillata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 107: 1-7.
    • Hausmann, A., 2003. Larentiinae II (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 4: 1-463.
    • 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.
    • Staudinger, O., 1857. Reise nach Island zu entomologischen Zwecken unternommen. Entomologische Zeitung, 18: 209-289.
    Eupithecia pusillata
    DNA - BC - LG – (cc) Jeremy deWaard (UBS)
    Eupithecia pusillata
    DNA - Finland - LG – © Marko Mutanen
    Eupithecia pusillata
    DNA - Greenland - LG – © Marko Mutanen

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