Eupithecia coloradensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

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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