Species Eupithecia rindgei - Hodges#7572

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Larentiinae

Tribe Eupitheciini

Genus Eupithecia

Species rindgei (Eupithecia rindgei - Hodges#7572)

Hodges Number

7572

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eupithecia rindgei McDunnough, 1949

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for Mr. Frederick H. Rindge who supplied McDunnough with material for the study. (1)

Numbers

There are more than 160 species of the genus Eupithecia in America north of Mexico. (2)

Size

McDunnough (1949) reported the wingspan is about 15 mm. (1)

Identification

Eupithecia rindgei is smaller and less boldly marked than Eupithecia johnstoni.

Range

California. (3), (2)

Holotype ♂ collected July 5, 1941 in Keddie, Plumas County, California by F. Rindge, in AMNH. (1)

Season

The main flight period appears to be May to July. (2)

See Also

Eupithecia johnstoni is larger. (1)

Eupithecia dichroma

Print References

McDunnough, J.H., 1949. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 93(8): p. 656; pl. 30, fig. 36; text fig. 14H. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) James H. McDunnough. 1949. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 93(8).

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 October, 2013 - 12:20am
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 11:02am

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