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Geometridae 91a0219 – 7512   Eupithecia macdunnoughi Rindge, 1952

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Genitalia: See Plate 58 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). Plate 200 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2019). Similar Species: 91a0219.1n Eupithecia suspiciosata Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: macdunnoughi Rindge, 1952 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7512; Holotype: "Spring Mountain, Napa County, California". Note: "The holotype is the specimen illustrated on plate 28, figure 13 [listed as suspiciosata Dietze] (McDunnough, 1949)." (Rindge 1952) suspiciosata of McDunnough, 1949; not Dietze, 1875 (Eupithecia) misappl.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Dietze, C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten des Genus Eupithecia Gurt. Entomologische Zeitung, 36: 252. Ferris, C.D., 2018. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, - 191 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 9/28/2018) Ferris, C.D., 2019. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, Supplement, 35 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 12/7/2019) McDunnough, J.H., 1949. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 93(8): 596; pl. 28; fig. 13; text fig. 7F (PDF) Rindge, F.H., 1952. Taxonomic and life history notes on North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 1569: 2 (suspiciosata), 3 (macdunnoughi). (PDF) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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