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Geometridae
91a0327 – 7621   Eupithecia mellisa (Grossbeck, 1908)

© Jim Eckert
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Holotype: Minnehaha, Yavapai Co., AZ.
Genitalia: See Plate 165, 166 & 167 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
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Synonymy: Gymnoscelis mellisa Grossbeck, 1908
Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia mellisa (Grossbeck, 1908), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Prorella (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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)
  • Grossbeck, J.A., 1908. New Moths of the Family Geometridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 16: 19-31.
  • 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.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Eupithecia mellisa
© Charles W. Melton
Eupithecia mellisa
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia mellisa
17mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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