Eupithecia behrensata

Eupithecia behrensata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1876. It is found in North America from California north to British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.[3]

Eupithecia behrensata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. behrensata
Binomial name
Eupithecia behrensata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia monterata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia perillata Pearsall, 1912

Adults are large and grey brown.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia behrensata Packard 1876". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910376.00 – 7535 – Eupithecia behrensata – Packard, 1876". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (October 23, 2013). "Species Eupithecia behrensata - Hodges#7535". BugGuide. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. 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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