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Species Eupithecia johnstoni - Hodges#7570

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 johnstoni (Eupithecia johnstoni - Hodges#7570)
Hodges Number
7570
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eupithecia johnstoni McDunnough, 1945
Size
wing expanse 17-21mm
Identification
Specimens identified by DNA analysis:

Genitalia:
♀
♂
See Also
Eupithecia mutata
Eupithecia rindgei is smaller and less boldly marked than Eupithecia johnstoni.
Print References
McDunnough, J.H. 1945. New North American Eupithecias 1 ( Lepidoptera, Geometridae). The Canadian Entomologist. 77(9): 173; pl. 9, fig. 7.
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): 656, plate 30, fig. 35 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
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.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 28 August, 2009 - 9:53pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy, JoAnneRusso, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 15 May, 2024 - 8:06pm

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