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Eupithecia catalinata

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Eupithecia catalinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. catalinata
Binomial name
Eupithecia catalinata

Eupithecia catalinata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the southern United States, including Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.[3]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are fawn brown with a distinct yellowish tinge.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia catalinata McDunnough 1944". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910314.00 – 7465 – Eupithecia catalinata – McDunnough, 1944". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 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.