Eupithecia rotundopuncta

Eupithecia rotundopuncta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1871. It is found in western North America from Arizona to the Pacific coast, north to Vancouver Island in British Columbia.[3]

Eupithecia rotundopuncta
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E. rotundopuncta
Binomial name
Eupithecia rotundopuncta
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia californiata Gumppenberg, 1888
  • Eupithecia rotundopunctata Packard, 1876

The wingspan is about 17–20 mm. There is considerable banding of light russet brown in the antemedian, subterminal, and terminal areas of the forewings.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia rotundopuncta Packard 1871". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910343.00 – 7496 – Eupithecia rotundopuncta – Packard, 1871". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. Roberts, Jason D. (December 7, 2015). "Species Eupithecia rotundopuncta - Hodges#7496". BugGuide. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  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.


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