Eupithecia nimbosa

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Eupithecia nimbosa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is widespread in the Rocky Mountains, from Arizona to the Canada–US border.[3]

Eupithecia nimbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. nimbosa
Binomial name
Eupithecia nimbosa
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia nimbosa Hulst, 1896
  • Tephroclystia plenoscripta Hulst, 1900
  • Eupithecia bindata Pearsall, 1910

The wingspan is 21–22 mm.[4]

Subspecies

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  • Eupithecia nimbosa nimbosa
  • Eupithecia nimbosa bindata Pearsall, 1910 (Washington, California)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nimbosa (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910375.00 – 7534 – Eupithecia nimbosa – (Hulst, 1896)". 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-20.