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Geometridae 91a0291 – 7588   Eupithecia shirleyata Cassino & Swett, 1922

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Genitalia: See Plate 131 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: shirleyata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7588

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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