Eupithecia niveifascia

Eupithecia niveifascia is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898.[1][2] It is found in North America from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to northern coastal British Columbia and south to New Mexico.[3]

Eupithecia niveifascia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. niveifascia
Binomial name
Eupithecia niveifascia
(Hulst, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia niveifascia Hulst, 1898
  • Tephroclystia analis Dyar, 1918
  • Eupithecia perbrunneata Taylor, 1906

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of May to mid-July.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia niveifascia (Hulst 1898)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910405.00 – 7566 – Eupithecia niveifascia – (Hulst, 1898)". 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. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Eupithecia niveifascia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.