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Species Glaucina eupetheciaria - Hodges#6496

Glaucina eupetheciaria - male Glaucina eupetheciaria - male
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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 Ennominae
Tribe Boarmiini
Genus Glaucina
Species eupetheciaria (Glaucina eupetheciaria - Hodges#6496)
Hodges Number
6496
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glaucina eupetheciaria (Grote(1), 1883)
Glaucina eupetheciaria eupetheciaria (Grote, 1883) (Tornos) (2)
Tornos pygmeolaria Grote, 1883
Coenocharis tuconensis Cassino & Swett, 1924
Glaucina eupetheciaria lucida Rindge, 1959 (Glaucina) (2)
Glaucina eupetheciaria osiana (Druce, 1893) (Eupithecia) (2)
Glaucina eupetheciaria escariola Rindge, 1959 (Glaucina) (2)
Size
Rindge (1959) listed the forewing length. (2)
♂ 9-12 mm.
♀ 9-13 mm.
Identification
Rindge (1959) described eupetheciaria as four potential subspecies. The nominate form, mainly found in Arizona, Glaucina eupetheciaria eupehetciaria was described as similar to Glaucina escaria in most respects except size, being considerably smaller than that species. Form lucida, mainly found in the deserts of southern California, has lighter shading of forewings and more distinct maculation than the nominate form. Form osiana known only from extreme southeast Arizona and Mexico, have evenly dark forewings with almost no trace of AM/PM lines. Form escariola found from extreme southeast Arizona to southwest Texas, is the darkest form of the species, with the difference in females more pronounced including a broad dark terminal hindwing band. (2)
Range
Rindge (1959) listed the range to include southern California, to Clarke County, Nevada, Arizona, southern New Mexico, southwest Texas. (2)
Season
just about every month of the year - some forms/locations more limited (2)
See Also
Glaucina escaria is generally larger (FWL = 11-15 mm) and has a more limited range in southern Arizona.
Glaucina utahensis has a deeper indentation of the forewing PM line at the fold and male hindwings are white except for a band of gray shading at the inner margin.
Print References
Grote, A.R. 1883. New species and notes on structure of moths and genera. 1883 The Canadian Entomologist. 15: 24 (Tornos eupetheciaria)
Powell, J. A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, plate 27, fig. 48; p. 20. (3)