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Eupithecia biedermanata

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Eupithecia biedermanata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. biedermanata
Binomial name
Eupithecia biedermanata
Cassino & Swett, 1922[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia miamata Cassino, 1925

Eupithecia biedermanata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino and Louis W. Swett in 1922. It is found in the US state of Arizona.

The length of the forewings is 9–10.5 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Arbutus arizonica.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia biedermanata Cassino & Swett 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910360.00 – 7514 – Eupithecia biedermanata – [Cassino & Swett], 1922". 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 2013-03-20.
  4. ^ "Geometridae (inch-worm and looper moths)". (November 11, 2010). Moths of Southeastern Arizona. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Ferris, Clifford D. (2004). "Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 738: 1–19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.158660.