Eupithecia cestata

Eupithecia cestata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. cestata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia cestata; (Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
	Tephroclystia cestata Hulst, 1896;

Eupithecia cestata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the US state of California.

The wingspan is about 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in). The forewings are light whitish gray, but this color only appears in areas at the basal third of the wing and subterminally in the costal half. The balance of the wing is rather heavily suffused with purplish brown, which is especially strong in the outer half above the inner margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to June.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cestata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
"910442.00 – 7603 – Eupithecia cestata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cestata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] "910442.00 – 7603 – Eupithecia cestata – (Hulst, 1896)". 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.