Eupithecia nimbosa

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Eupithecia nimbosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. nimbosa
Binomial name
Eupithecia nimbosa
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia nimbosa Hulst, 1896
  • Tephroclystia plenoscripta Hulst, 1900
  • Eupithecia bindata Pearsall, 1910

Eupithecia nimbosa is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is widespread in the Rocky Mountains, from Arizona to the Canadian border.[3]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are light grey, with prominent light and dark alternate banding.[4]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia nimbosa nimbosa
  • Eupithecia nimbosa bindata Pearsall, 1910 (Washington, California)

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Rindge, F.H., 1963: Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates 2147: 1-23. Full article: .
  4. ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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