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Species Eupithecia borealis - Hodges#7485

Eupithecia borealis - Hodges#7485 - Eupithecia borealis - female Eupithecia borealis - Hodges#7485 - Eupithecia borealis - female Eupithecia borealis - Hodges#7485 - Eupithecia borealis - female Eupithecia borealis - Hodges#7485 - Eupithecia borealis - female
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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 borealis (Eupithecia borealis - Hodges#7485)
Hodges Number
7485
Identification
Range
southern QUE to south-central BC to Alberta; NY, MN; WY; NM; UT; southern AZ
Season
Adults June - Sept depending on locality and elevation
Food
unknown
Internet References
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Works Cited
1.Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera) VI. subfamily Larentiinae, revision of the genus Eupithecia
K.B. Bolte. 1990. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 122(S151): 3-253.
2.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).
3.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.