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Geometridae 91a0237 – 7534   Eupithecia nimbosa (Hulst, 1896)

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Genitalia: See Plate 77 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: nimbosa Hulst 1896 (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7534 ssp. a. nimbosa Hulst 1896 (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7534 plenoscripta Hulst 1900 (Tephroclystis) ssp. b. bindata Pearsall 1910 (Eupithecia)

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) 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

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