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Eupithecia classicata

Eupithecia classicata is a moth in the family Geometridae, first described by Pearsall in 1909. It lives in the US state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Durango. The larvae feed on Arbutus arizonica flowers or leaf buds.

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Length
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Eupithecia classicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. classicata
Binomial name
Eupithecia classicata
Pearsall, 190912
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge penumbrata Pearsall, 1912
  • Eupithecia penumbrata

Eupithecia classicata is a moth in the family Geometridae, first described by Pearsall in 1909. It lives in the US state of Arizona3 and the Mexican state of Durango. The larvae feed on Arbutus arizonica flowers or leaf buds.4

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia classicata Pearsall 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910438.00 – 7598 – Eupithecia classicata – Pearsall, 1909". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2147): 1–23.
  4. 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.