Eupithecia borealis

Eupithecia borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. borealis
Binomial name
Eupithecia borealis
(Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia borealis Hulst, 1898

Eupithecia borealis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Utah and Wyoming.[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light brown with blackish cross lines.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum Novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949


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