Biology:Eupithecia vitreotata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia vitreotata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. vitreotata
Binomial name
Eupithecia vitreotata
Cassino, 1927[1][2]

Eupithecia vitreotata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino in 1927. It is found in the US states of Colorado, Arizona and California .

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark smoky gray with a very thin, upright, black discal streak. The hindwings are dull smoky, deepening outwardly, and with a minute discal dot.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13539314 entry