Biology:Eupithecia purpurissata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. purpurissata
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Eupithecia purpurissata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1908. It is found in the US state of California .
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The forewings are deep purplish brown. The hindwings are deep smoky with a faint purplish tinge.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July.
Subspecies
- Eupithecia purpurissata purpurissata (northern and central California)
- Eupithecia purpurissata valariata Pearsall, 1910 (southern California)
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia purpurissata Grossbeck 1908". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857685.
- ↑ "910419.00 – 7579 – Eupithecia purpurissata – Grossbeck, 1908". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7579. 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 ☰ Q13539593 entry
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