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Geometridae
91a0186 – 7476   Eupithecia misturata (Hulst, 1896)

DNA - © Gary McDonald
Genitalia: See Plate 31 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:
  • misturata (Hulst, 1896) (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7476
  • ssp. a. misturata (Hulst, 1896) (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7476
  • conformata Pearsall, 1908 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • frostiata Swett, 1907 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • harveyata Taylor, 1906 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • insignificata Taylor, 1906 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • minorata Taylor, 1907 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • scelestata Taylor, 1907 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • silenata of authors; not Assman, 1848 (Eupithecia) misappl. (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • subfoveata (Dyar, 1904) (Tephroclystis) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • sublineata Taylor, 1906 (Eupithecia) (synonym of ssp. misturata)
  • ssp. b. delzurata [Cassino & Swett], 1922 (Eupithecia)
  • 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.
    • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.17m; p. 229. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Eupithecia misturata
    - gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Eupithecia misturata
    - gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Eupithecia misturata
    - gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Eupithecia misturata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Eupithecia misturata
    16mm – © Jim Vargo
    Eupithecia misturata
    © Moria Robinson LG
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