Eupithecia swettii

Eupithecia swettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. swettii
Binomial name
	Eupithecia swettii; Grossbeck, 1907[1][2]
Synonyms
	Eupithecia ritaria Cassino, 1927;

Eupithecia swettii is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1907. It is found in eastern North America, from Quebec and Massachusetts to North Carolina in the south-east and through Missouri and Kansas to Mississippi. It is also found in eastern Texas.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.5–10.5 mm. The forewings are light fawn brown shading to grayish brown. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing from January to April in the south and to May and even July in the north.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia swettii Grossbeck 1907". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910371.00 – 7530 – Eupithecia swettii – Grossbeck, 1907". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia swettii Grossbeck 1907". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910371.00 – 7530 – Eupithecia swettii – Grossbeck, 1907". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[3] Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.