Eupithecia sperryi

Eupithecia sperryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. sperryi
Binomial name
	Eupithecia sperryi; McDunnough, 1939[1][2]

Eupithecia sperryi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the US state of New Mexico and the White Mountain region of Arizona.[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The ground color of the forewings is pale, with a large discal dot and brownish costal patches as well as terminal dark shading.[4]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sperryi McDunnough 1939". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910409.00 – 7569 – Eupithecia sperryi – McDunnough, 1939". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 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 sperryi McDunnough 1939". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910409.00 – 7569 – Eupithecia sperryi – McDunnough, 1939". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 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.