Eupithecia agnesata

Eupithecia agnesata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1908. It is found in North America from California through Wyoming, Oregon and Washington to British Columbia.[3]

Eupithecia agnesata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. agnesata
Binomial name
Eupithecia agnesata
Taylor, 1908[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia barnesi Cassino, 1922

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey mixed with dark scales and black transverse lines with brown shading in the discal area.[4] Adults are on wing from April to September.[5]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia agnesata Taylor 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910399.00 – 7561 – Eupithecia agnesata – Taylor, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 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. Taylor, Geo. W. (1908). "Notes on the Lepidoptera of Kaslo, B. C. with descriptions of seven new species". The Canadian Entomologist. 40 (1).]
  5. Heiman, Maury J. (May 22, 2014). "Species Eupithecia agnesata - Hodges#7561". BugGuide. Retrieved May 2, 2019.


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