Eupithecia nevadata

Eupithecia nevadata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1871. It is found in western North America.[3]

Eupithecia nevadata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. nevadata
Binomial name
Eupithecia nevadata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia moirata Swett & Cassino, 1919
  • Eupithecia probata Swett & Cassino, 1919

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[4] The forewings are pale grey with various reddish brown patches along the costa.[5]

The larvae feed on Purshia and Ceanothus species.

Subspecies
  • Eupithecia nevadata nevadata (Nevada, California)
  • Eupithecia nevadata geneura Swett & Cassino, 1919 (Utah, Colorado)
  • Eupithecia nevadata morensata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (southern California)

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nevadata Packard 1871". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910440.00 – 7601 – Eupithecia nevadata – Packard, 1871". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.
  4. McLeod, Robin (May 6, 2015). "Species Eupithecia nevadata - Hodges#7601". BugGuide. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  5. 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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