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Geometridae
91a0245 – 7543   Eupithecia annulata (Hulst, 1896)
             Larch Pug

© Arlo Pelegrin
Genitalia: See Plate 87 88 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
Plate 217 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2019)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • annulata Hulst 1896 (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7543
  • filmata Pearsall 1908 (Eupithecia)
  • limnata Pearsall 1909 (Eupithecia)
  • orfordata Cassino 1927 (Eupithecia)
  • usurpata Pearsall 1909 (Eupithecia)
  • vinsullata MacKay 1951 (Eupithecia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia annulata (Hulst, 1896) includes as a synonym 7544 Eupithecia vinsullata Mackay, 1951 in Bolte (1990), Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can., 122(S151):3-253.
    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)
    • Ferris, C.D., 2019. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, Supplement, 35 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 12/7/2019)
    • Mackay, M.R., 1951. Species of Eupithecia Reared in the Forest Insect Survey in British Columbia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). The Canadian Entomologist, 83(4): 77-91.
    • 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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Eupithecia annulata
    © Anthony W. Thomas - f.
    Eupithecia annulata
    © Anthony W. Thomas - m.
    Eupithecia annulata
    © Anthony W. Thomas - m.
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    Eupithecia annulata
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    Eupithecia annulata
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    Eupithecia annulata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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