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Eupithecia purpurissata

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Eupithecia purpurissata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. purpurissata
Binomial name
Eupithecia purpurissata
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia muriflua Dyar, 1923

Eupithecia purpurissata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1908. It is found in the US state of California.

The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July.

Subspecies

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  • Eupithecia purpurissata purpurissata (northern and central California)
  • Eupithecia purpurissata valariata Pearsall, 1910 (southern California)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia purpurissata Grossbeck 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910419.00 – 7579 – Eupithecia purpurissata – Grossbeck, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ 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 2013-03-22.