Eupithecia casloata

Eupithecia casloata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. casloata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia casloata; (Dyar, 1904)[1][2]
Synonyms
	Tephroclystia casloata Dyar, 1904; Eupithecia bradorata McDunnough, 1930; Eupithecia kasloata McDunnough, 1929;

Eupithecia casloata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in North America, including Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, California, Maine and New Hampshire.[3]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are alternately banded with irregular light and dark bands. The hindwings are largely pale, with a broad smoky marginal band.[4]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia casloata (Dyar 1904)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910340.00 – 7492 – Eupithecia casloata – (Dyar, 1904)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.
McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia casloata (Dyar 1904)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910340.00 – 7492 – Eupithecia casloata – (Dyar, 1904)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[3] Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.

[4] McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.