Eupithecia adequata

Eupithecia adequata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. adequata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia adequata; Pearsall, 1910[1][2]

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

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia adequata Pearsall 1910". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
"910424.00 – 7585 – Eupithecia adequata – Pearsall, 1910". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia adequata Pearsall 1910". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] "910424.00 – 7585 – Eupithecia adequata – Pearsall, 1910". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[3] McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.