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Eupithecia behrensata

Eupithecia behrensata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1876. It is found in North America from California north to British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Length
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Eupithecia behrensata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. behrensata
Binomial name
Eupithecia behrensata
Packard, 187612
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia monterata Cassino & Swett, 1922
  • Eupithecia perillata Pearsall, 1912

Eupithecia behrensata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1876. It is found in North America from California north to British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.3

Adults are large and grey brown.4 Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia behrensata Packard 1876". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910376.00 – 7535 – Eupithecia behrensata – Packard, 1876". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (October 23, 2013). "Species Eupithecia behrensata - Hodges#7535". BugGuide. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. 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 2013-03-20.