Eupithecia ammonata
Eupithecia ammonata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1929. It is found in North America, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Wisconsin and Arizona.
| Eupithecia ammonata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. ammonata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia ammonata | |
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are grey with extremely faint crosslines.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia ammonata McDunnough 1929". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- "910370.00 – 7527 – Eupithecia ammonata – McDunnough, 1929". 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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