Eupithecia bivittata

Eupithecia bivittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. bivittata
Binomial name
Eupithecia bivittata
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia bivittata Hulst, 1896

Eupithecia bivittata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in coastal central California.

The wingspan is about 19–20 mm. The forewings are brownish with practically no trace of maculation except for a small black discal dot and two variably distinct, whitish, subterminal lines. The hindwings are light ochreous with smoky shading along the inner margin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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