Eupithecia palmata

Eupithecia palmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. palmata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia palmata; Cassino & Swett, 1922[1][2]

Eupithecia palmata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino and Louis W. Swett in 1922. It is found in the US state of California. The habitat consists of deserts.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale yellowish brown with a broad, somewhat darker shaded median band.[3]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia palmata Cassino & Swett 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910348.00 – 7501 – Eupithecia palmata – [Cassino & Swett], 1922". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 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 palmata Cassino & Swett 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910348.00 – 7501 – Eupithecia palmata – [Cassino & Swett], 1922". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 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.