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Eupithecia macfarlandi

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Eupithecia macfarlandi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. macfarlandi
Binomial name
Eupithecia macfarlandi
Ferris, 2007

Eupithecia macfarlandi is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Clifford D. Ferris in 2007. It is found in canyons on the east side of the Huachuca Mountains in the US state of Arizona.[1] The habitat consists of oak and oak-conifer forests.

The length of the forewings is 9–9.5 mm for males and 9.5–11.0 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late August to mid-September.

References

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  1. ^ Ferris, Clifford D. (2007). "Three new species of Eupithecia Curtis from Arizona and New Mexico with discussion of associated species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1516: 49–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1516.1.5.