Eupithecia borealis

Eupithecia borealis is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Utah and Wyoming.[3]

Eupithecia borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. borealis
Binomial name
Eupithecia borealis (Hulst, 1898)[1][2]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia borealis Hulst, 1898

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light brown with blackish crosslines.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia borealis (Hulst 1898)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
2. "910333.00 – 7485 – Eupithecia borealis – (Hulst, 1898)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
3. Rindge, Frederick H. (July 25, 1963). "Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2147: 1–23.
4. 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.