Eupithecia cretata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the US state of Colorado.

Eupithecia cretata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. cretata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cretata
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia cretata Hulst, 1896

The forewings are pale. There is a broad, smoky brown terminal band on both wings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cretata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "910331.00 – 7482 – Eupithecia cretata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-20.