Eupithecia cestata

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

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

The wingspan is about 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in).[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to June.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cestata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910442.00 – 7603 – Eupithecia cestata – (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 2024-02-24.