Eupithecia purpurissata
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Eupithecia purpurissata | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. purpurissata
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Eupithecia purpurissata | |
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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). The forewings are deep purplish brown. The hindwings are deep smoky with a faint purplish tinge.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July.
Subspecies
- Eupithecia purpurissata purpurissata (northern and central California)
- Eupithecia purpurissata valariata Pearsall, 1910 (southern California)
References
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia purpurissata Grossbeck 1908". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ "910419.00 – 7579 – Eupithecia purpurissata – Grossbeck, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ 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.
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