Evita is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Hahn William Capps in 1943. Its only species, Evita hyalinaria, was first described by Grossbeck in 1908.[1] It is found in southwestern North America.[2][3]

Evita
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Evita

Capps, 1943
Species:
E. hyalinaria
Binomial name
Evita hyalinaria
(Grossbeck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Therina blandaria Dyar, 1916

The subspecies Evita hyalinaria blandaria was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. as Therina blandaria in 1916.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Evita Capps, 1943". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "911336.00 – 6897 – Evita hyalinaria – (Grossbeck, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Evita​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Evita hyalinaria ssp. blandaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2019.