Eupithecia coloradensis

Eupithecia coloradensis is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896.[1][2] It is found in North America from western Quebec and western Ontario south to North Carolina, west to New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and south-eastern Alberta.

Eupithecia coloradensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. coloradensis
Binomial name
Eupithecia coloradensis
(Hulst, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia coloradensis Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia carolinensis Grossbeck, 1907
  • Eupithecia spenceata Cassino, 1927

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. The forewings are dark brownish grey, with a reddish-brown costa. The hindwings are slightly paler brownish grey.[3]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia coloradensis (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Eupithecia coloradensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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