Eupithecia niveifascia

Eupithecia niveifascia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. niveifascia
Binomial name
	Eupithecia niveifascia; (Hulst, 1898)
Synonyms
	Tephroclystia niveifascia Hulst, 1898; Tephroclystia analis Dyar, 1918; Eupithecia perbrunneata Taylor, 1906;

Eupithecia niveifascia is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to northern coastal British Columbia and south to New Mexico.^[3]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are pale cream with darker yellow-brown and light grey parallel cross lines. The hindwings are white or cream with yellow-brown markings on the lower half and with dark discal bars.^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of May to mid July.

References

^ Taxapad
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum Novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: [1].
^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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[1] Taxapad

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum Novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: [1].

[4] University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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