Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eupithecia affinata Pearsall, 1908
Phylogenetic Sequence # 910342
Identification
Genitalia:
ductus bursae with collar-like colliculum; wide sclerotized and striated band extending down from colliculum; rounded corpus bursae with spines and a lateral patch of spinules.
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Range
In the east, Ontario and Quebec to N. Carolina and Indiana. In the west, CO, AZ, UT, NM and Mexico
Season
Adults August to September; recorded in April in Grant Co, NM.
Food
smooth false foxglove (Massachusetts specimen)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults
BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens