Eupithecia nimbosa
Eupithecia nimbosa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is widespread in the Rocky Mountains, from Arizona to the Canada–US border.[3]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. nimbosa |
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The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are light gray, with prominent light and dark alternate banding.[4]
Subspecies
- Eupithecia nimbosa nimbosa
- Eupithecia nimbosa bindata Pearsall, 1910 (Washington, California)
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nimbosa (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- "910375.00 – 7534 – Eupithecia nimbosa – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
- 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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