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Geometridae
91a0284 – 7581   Eupithecia gilvipennata Cassino & Swett, 1922

- Gen. - © Glenn Fine
Distribution: BC south to southwest AZ
Genitalia: See Plate 124 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
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Synonymy:
  • gilvipennata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7581
      Type locality: Wellington, BC.
  • 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.
    • 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.
    • Cassino, S.E. & L.W. Swett, 1922. Some new Geometridae. The Lepidopterist, 3(6-7): 148.
    • 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
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    - Gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    DNA - © Jim Moore
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    25mm – © Jim Vargo
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    24mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    © Moria Robinson LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida, A. manzanita
    Eupithecia gilvipennata
    © Moria Robinson LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida, A. manzanita

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