Eupithecia matheri

Eupithecia matheri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. matheri
Binomial name
	Eupithecia matheri; Rindge, 1985[1][2]

Eupithecia matheri is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and possibly Kansas.[3]

The length of the forewings is 9 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm for females. The forewings are gray with a faint brown tinge. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, but darkened along the anal margin. Adults are on wing from late January to the beginning of April.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia matheri Rindge 1985". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910307.00 – 7509.1 – Eupithecia matheri – Rindge, 1985". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia matheri Rindge 1985". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910307.00 – 7509.1 – Eupithecia matheri – Rindge, 1985". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[3] Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.