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Geometridae
91a0280 – 7576   Eupithecia helena Taylor, 1906

- gen. - © Franny Geller
Genitalia: See Plate 120 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:
  • helena Taylor 1906 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7576; Type locality: Pinal Mts., AZ
  • 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
    • Taylor, G.W., 1906. On some New Species of Geometrid Moths from Arizona and California. Entomological News, 17: 191.
    Eupithecia helena
    © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia helena
    LG – © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia helena
    - gen. - AZ - LG – © Paul Dennehy

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