Biology:Eupithecia vicksburgi

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Short description: Species of insect

Eupithecia vicksburgi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. vicksburgi
Binomial name
Eupithecia vicksburgi
Rindge, 1985[1][2]

Eupithecia vicksburgi is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US state of Mississippi.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.5-9.5 mm for males and 7.5–8 mm for females. The forewings are gray with numerous brown scales. The hindwings are concolorous with the forewings. Adults are on wing from March to April and again from September to October.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia vicksburgi Rindge 1985". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857713. 
  2. ↑ "910322.00 – 7555.1 – Eupithecia vicksburgi – Rindge, 1985". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7555.1. Retrieved April 29, 2019. 
  3. ↑ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana". American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/5276//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N2809.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13624590 entry




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