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Geometridae
91a0227 – 7522   Eupithecia nimbicolor (Hulst, 1896)

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Genitalia: See Plate 67 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:
  • nimbicolor Hulst 1896 (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7522
  • adornata Taylor 1906 (Eupithecia)
  • inclarata Cassino & Swett 1924 (Eupithecia)
  • incresata Pearsall 1910 (Eupithecia)
  • obscurior Hulst 1896 (Tephroclystis)
  • 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. 33.23m; p. 230. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    Eupithecia nimbicolor
    © Dwaine Wagoner
    Eupithecia nimbicolor
    © Gary Anweiler
    Eupithecia nimbicolor
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Eupithecia nimbicolor
    21mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Eupithecia nimbicolor
    23mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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