Eupithecia edna

Eupithecia edna is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the southernwestern United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.[3]

Eupithecia edna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. edna
Binomial name
Eupithecia edna
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia edna Hulst, 1896

The wingspan is about 17–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia edna (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910315.00 – 7466 – Eupithecia edna – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 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.


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