Eupithecia bolterii

Eupithecia bolterii is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It is found in the US states of Arizona[3] and Texas.

Eupithecia bolterii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. bolterii
Binomial name
Eupithecia bolterii
(Hulst, 1900)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia bolterii Hulst, 1900

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm. The ground color of the forewings is gray. They are crossed by numerous fine lines.[4] Adults are on wing in early spring.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia bolterii (Hulst 1900)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910347.00 – 7500 – Eupithecia bolterii – (Hulst, 1900)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
  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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