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Geometridae
91a0243 – 7539   Eupithecia multistrigata (Hulst, 1896)

© David Trochlell
Genitalia: See Plate 85 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018).
Similar Species:
Synonymy:
  • multistrigata (Hulst, 1896) (Tephroclystis) - MONA 1983: 7539; TL: Glenwood Springs, CO.
  • spaldingi Taylor, 1910 (Eupithecia); TL: Stockton, UT
  • 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)
    • 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): 90; Figs. 61, 179, 180, 196g-h, 207a-b, 217 e-f , 226a-b, 284. (abstract and access (fee))
    • 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)
    • Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 270.
    • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.26m; p. 230. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Taylor, G.W., 1910. Descriptions of three new species of Eupitheciae from western America.. The Canadian Entomologist, 42(2): 58.
    Eupithecia multistrigata
    - gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Eupithecia multistrigata
    © Charles W. Melton
    Eupithecia multistrigata
    © Steve Morris
    Eupithecia multistrigata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Eupithecia multistrigata
    20mm – © Jim Vargo

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