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Geometridae
91a0302 – 7598   Eupithecia classicata Pearsall, 1909

© Charles Melton - DNA
Genitalia: See Plate 141 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
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Synonymy:
  • classicata Pearsall 1909 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7598
  • penumbrata Pearsall 1912 (Eucymatoge)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia classicata Pearsall, 1909 includes as a synonym 7599 Eupithecia penumbrata (Pearsall, 1912), Zootaxa 738: 12.
    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.
    • Ferris, C.D., 2004. Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini). Zootaxa, 738: 1-19.
    • 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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Eupithecia classicata
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    Eupithecia classicata
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    Eupithecia classicata
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