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

DNA - © Gary McDonald
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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: Tephroclystis misturata Hulst, 1896
Eupithecia conformata Pearsall, 1908
Eupithecia frostiata Swett, 1907
Eupithecia harveyata Taylor, 1906
Eupithecia insignificata Taylor, 1906
Eupithecia minorata Taylor, 1907
Eupithecia scelestata Taylor, 1907
Eupithecia silenata of authors not Assman, 1848
Tephroclystis subfoveata Dyar, 1904
Eupithecia sublineata Taylor, 1906
Eupithecia delzurata [Cassino & Swett], 1922
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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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