Eupithecia quakerata

Eupithecia quakerata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pearsall in 1909. It is found in the US states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Eupithecia quakerata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. quakerata
Binomial name
Eupithecia quakerata
Pearsall, 1909[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia apacheata Cassino, 1927
  • Eupithecia conglomerata McDunnough, 1946

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brownish to deep gray in color.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia quakerata Pearsall 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910346.00 – 7499 – Eupithecia quakerata – Pearsall, 1909". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. 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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