Eupithecia bivittata

Eupithecia bivittata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. bivittata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia bivittata; (Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
	Tephroclystia bivittata Hulst, 1896;

Eupithecia bivittata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in coastal central California, United States.

The wingspan is about 19–20 mm. The forewings are brownish with practically no trace of maculation except for a small black discal dot and two variably distinct, whitish, subterminal lines. The hindwings are light ocherous with smoky shading along the inner margin.[3]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia bivittata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910327.00 – 7478 – Eupithecia bivittata – (Hulst, 1896)". 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 bivittata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910327.00 – 7478 – Eupithecia bivittata – (Hulst, 1896)". 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.