Eupithecia zelmira

Eupithecia zelmira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. zelmira
Binomial name
	Eupithecia zelmira; Swett & Cassino, 1920

Eupithecia zelmira is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis W. Swett and Samuel E. Cassino in 1920.[1][2] It is found in the US states of Oregon and California.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with four brown patches along the costa and a somewhat darker terminal area with smoky brown suffusion.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July and in December.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia zelmira Swett & Cassino 1920". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
"910393.00 – 7555 – Eupithecia zelmira – Swett & Cassino, 1920". 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 zelmira Swett & Cassino 1920". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] "910393.00 – 7555 – Eupithecia zelmira – Swett & Cassino, 1920". 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.