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Eupithecia cestata

Eupithecia cestata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the US state of California.

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Length
153 w
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Eupithecia cestata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. cestata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cestata
(Hulst, 1896)12
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia cestata Hulst, 1896

Eupithecia cestata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the US state of California.

The wingspan is about 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in).3 Adults have been recorded on wing from March to June.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cestata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910442.00 – 7603 – Eupithecia cestata – (Hulst, 1896)". 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 2024-02-24.