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Species Eupithecia multistrigata - Hodges#7539

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Eupithecia multistrigata Eupithecia multistrigata - male Eupithecia - Eupithecia multistrigata - female Eupithecia - Eupithecia multistrigata - male Eupithecia multistrigata - male Eupithecia multistrigata Geometridae: Eupithecia multistrigata - Eupithecia multistrigata Geometridae: Eupithecia multistrigata - Eupithecia multistrigata
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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 multistrigata (Eupithecia multistrigata - Hodges#7539)

Hodges Number

7539

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eupithecia multistrigata Hulst, 1896

Identification

Genitalia:
♀
♂

Range

Western British Columbia and western Saskatchewan to Monatana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, and west thru the Great Basin to southern California. (1)

Season

Adults from early June to late September. Larvae have been found in late August and early September; pupae overwinter.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
BOLD - Barcode of Life Database

Works Cited

1.Lepidoptera of North America 14. Geometroidea: Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part)
Clifford D. Ferris. 2017. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, p.1-103.
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 31 August, 2017 - 6:07pm
Additional contributions by JoAnneRusso, Steve Morris
Last updated 2 May, 2024 - 9:22pm

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