Eupithecia alpinata

Eupithecia alpinata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino in 1927. It is found in the US states of Texas and Arizona.

Eupithecia alpinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. alpinata
Binomial name
Eupithecia alpinata
Cassino, 1927[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are strongly suffused with smoky brown or gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia alpinata Cassino 1927". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910352.00 – 7505 – Eupithecia alpinata – Cassino, 1927". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.


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