Geometridae
91a0327 –
7621 Eupithecia mellisa
(Grossbeck, 1908)
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| Genitalia: |
See Plate 165, 166 & 167 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.)
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| Synonymy: |
mellisa (Grossbeck, 1908) (Gymnocelis [sic]) N. COMB. - MONA 1983: 7621
Type locality: Holotype: Minnehaha, Yavapai Co., AZ. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Eupithecia mellisa (Grossbeck, 1908), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Prorella (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). |
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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.
- 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)
- Grossbeck, J.A., 1908. New Moths of the Family Geometridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 16: 19-31.
- 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.
- Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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