Biology:Eupithecia nevadata
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Short description: Species of moth
Eupithecia nevadata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. nevadata
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia nevadata | |
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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]
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
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nevadata Packard 1871". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857668.
- ↑ "910440.00 – 7601 – Eupithecia nevadata – Packard, 1871". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7601. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/3389/N2147.pdf?sequence=1.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (May 6, 2015). "Species Eupithecia nevadata - Hodges#7601". http://bugguide.net/node/view/9642. Retrieved May 1, 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 ☰ Q13539613 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupithecia nevadata.
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