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Geometridae
91a0251 – 7489   Eupithecia lariciata (Freyer, 1841)

- gen. - © Jim Vargo
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Genitalia: See Plate 92 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
See Plate 223 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2019).
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Synonymy: Larentia lariciata Freyer, 1841
Tephroclystis bifasciata Dyar, 1904
Eupithecia catskillata Pearsall, 1908
Eupithecia fasciata Taylor, 1910
Eupithecia luteata Packard, 1867
Geometra residuata Hübner, [1817]
Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia lariciata (Freyer, 1841) includes as a synonym [7489] Eupithecia luteata in Bolte (1990), Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can., 122(S151):3-253.
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)
  • Ferris, C.D., 2019. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, Supplement, 35 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 12/7/2019)
  • 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
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Eupithecia lariciata
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Eupithecia lariciata
- gen. - © Jim Vargo
Eupithecia lariciata
16mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
Eupithecia lariciata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia lariciata
20mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Eupithecia lariciata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
Eupithecia lariciata
© Canadian National Collection LG


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