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Eupithecia behrensata

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Eupithecia behrensata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. behrensata
Binomial name
Eupithecia behrensata
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

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  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.