Geometridae
91a0266 –
7565 Eupithecia bowmani
Cassino & Swett, 1923
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13 mm - © Jim Sogaard
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| Distribution: |
Canada: BC, ON; USA: MI (BOLD). Rocky Mountain region ofAB & BC (McDunnough 1949). |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Wingspan: 13-16 mm. |
| Genitalia: |
See Plate 107 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). |
| Similar Species: |
- Eupithecia stellata (Hulst, 1896) is larger, WS = 19-24 mm, with st. lines of both primaries and secondaries tending to be more obviously scalloped.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
bowmani Cassino & Swett, 1923 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7565
Type locality: Holotype: Nordegg, AB. |
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| 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): 30; Figs. 12, 83, 84, 187a-b, 209e-f, 238. (abstract and access)
- Cassino, S.E. & L.W. Swett, 1923. New Geometrids. The Lepidopterist, 4(3): 18.
- 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): 652.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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