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Geometridae
91a0329 – 7623   Eupithecia opinata (Pearsall, 1909)

© Jim Eckert
Distribution: Holotype: Prescott, AZ.
Genitalia: See Plate 169 & 170 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
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Synonymy: Nasusina opinata Pearsall, 1909
Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia opinata (Pearsall, 1909), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Prorella (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
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)
  • 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).
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.35f; p. 231. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Eupithecia opinata
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Eupithecia opinata
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Eupithecia opinata
© Dwaine Wagoner
Eupithecia opinata
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