Eupithecia mystiata

Eupithecia mystiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. mystiata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia mystiata; Cassino, 1925[1][2]

Eupithecia mystiata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino in 1925. It is found in the US states of Arizona and California.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are deep smoky with little trace of maculation but with a fair-sized discal dot.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia mystiata Cassino 1925". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
"910420.00 – 7580 – Eupithecia mystiata – Cassino, 1925". 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 mystiata Cassino 1925". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] "910420.00 – 7580 – Eupithecia mystiata – Cassino, 1925". 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.