Eupithecia regina

Eupithecia regina is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1906. It has been recorded in North America from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Georgia and North Carolina.

Eupithecia regina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. regina
Binomial name
Eupithecia regina
Taylor, 1906[1][2]

The forewings and hindwings are grey. There is a broad, darker, median band on the forewings, bordered outwardly by a narrower pale area.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia regina Taylor 1906". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910332.00 – 7483 – Eupithecia regina – Taylor, 1906". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 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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