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Geometridae
91a0172 – 7464.1   Eupithecia pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Distribution Data for Eupithecia pusillata
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Distribution: Canada: BC.
Similar Species:
  • Eupithecia niphadophilata is separated by genitalia.
  • Eupithecia interruptofasciata Packard, 1873 is separated by genitalia.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 7551
  • anglicata Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. pusillata)
  • expressaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. pusillata)
  • latoniata Millière, 1882 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. pusillata)
  • scotica Dietze, 1910 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. pusillata)
  • sobrinaria Boisduval, 1840 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. pusillata)
  • stevensata Webb, 1896 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. pusillata)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), a native of Greenland, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Greenland), Mironov (2003), (British Columbia), deWaard et al. (2010), Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. 107: 1-7.
    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.
    • DeWaard, J.R., L.M. Humble, B.C. Schmidt, 2010. DNA barcoding identifies the first North American records of the Eurasian moth, Eupithecia pusillata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 107: 1-7.
    • 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.
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