Eupithecia sierrae

Eupithecia sierrae is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America, including Colorado, Wyoming, southern Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and California.[3]

Eupithecia sierrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. sierrae
Binomial name
Eupithecia sierrae
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia sierrae Hulst, 1896
  • Eupithecia conceptata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia joymaketa Cassino, 1925

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sierrae (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910344.00 – 7497 – Eupithecia sierrae – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 3, 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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