Biology:Eupithecia adequata
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Short description: Species of moth
Eupithecia adequata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. adequata
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia adequata |
Eupithecia adequata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pearsall in 1910. It is found in the United States from Utah and Colorado through Nevada to California and Arizona.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dull whitish. The crosslines are angled sharply outward below the costa and then strongly inwardly.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May and in July.
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia adequata Pearsall 1910". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857594.
- ↑ "910424.00 – 7585 – Eupithecia adequata – Pearsall, 1910". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7585. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 93: 533–728. http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/leprefs/B093a08.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13540337 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupithecia adequata.
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