Eupithecia exudata

Eupithecia exudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. exudata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia exudata; Pearsall, 1909[1][2]

Eupithecia exudata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pearsall in 1909. It is found in the eastern United States, including Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

The wingspan is about 15–16 mm. The forewings have a brownish tinge. There are a number of small, dark patches along the costa, a small dark discal dot and traces of a rather upright, darker median band and a whitish dot above the tornus. Adults are on wing in early spring.[3]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia exudata Pearsall 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910355.00 – 7508 – Eupithecia exudata – Pearsall, 1909". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia exudata Pearsall 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910355.00 – 7508 – Eupithecia exudata – Pearsall, 1909". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[3] 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.