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Geometridae
91a0173 – 7551   Eupithecia interruptofasciata Packard, 1873
             Juniper Looper

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Distribution: Canada: NF, BC, YT; USA:New England south to MA - (Bolte 1990:68).
Type locality: Waco, TX.
Genitalia: See Plate 17 & 188 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
Plate 210 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2019).
Similar Species:
  • Eupithecia niphadophilata is separated by genitalia.
  • Eupithecia pusillata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) is not known from eastern NA; separated by genitalia.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Eupithecia interruptofasciata Packard, 1873
Geometra pusillata of authors not [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Eupithecia quebecata Taylor, 1910
Geometra sobrinata of authors not Hübner, [1817]
Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia interruptofasciata Packard, 1873, formerly treated as the subspecies of Eupithecia pusillata found in North American, is raised to full species status in Bolte (1990), Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can., 122(S151):67.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Bolte, K.B., 1990. Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera) VI. Subfamily Larentiinae 1. Revision of the Genus Eupithecia. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 122(S151): 3-253.
  • DeWaard, J.R., L.M. Humble, B.C. Schmidt, 2010. DNA barcoding identifies the first North American records of the Eurasian moth, Eupithecia pusillata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 107: 1-7.
  • 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): 533-728.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Eupithecia interruptofasciata
© Harvey Schmidt
Eupithecia interruptofasciata
© Bob Martin
Eupithecia interruptofasciata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eupithecia interruptofasciata
15mm – © Jim Vargo
Eupithecia interruptofasciata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia interruptofasciata
© Canadian National Collection LG


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