Eupithecia uinta

Eupithecia uinta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Colorado.

Eupithecia uinta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. uinta
Binomial name
Eupithecia uinta
Rindge, 1956[1][2]

The wingspan is 19–22 mm for males and 18–21 mm for females. The forewings are pale greyish brown, with a prominent, elongate, black, discal dash. The hindwings are concolorous with the forewings, with slightly less brown scaling.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in June.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia uinta Rindge 1956". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Descriptions of and Notes on North American Geometridae (Lepidoptera)
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