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Eupithecia owenata

Eupithecia owenata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the southern-western United States, including New Mexico, Arizona and California.

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Eupithecia owenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. owenata
Binomial name
Eupithecia owenata

Eupithecia owenata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1944. It is found in the southern-western United States, including New Mexico, Arizona and California.3

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia owenata McDunnough 1944". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910316.00 – 7467 – Eupithecia owenata – McDunnough, 1944". 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.