Evita (moth)

Evita is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Hahn William Capps in 1943. Its only species, Evita hyalinaria, was first described by Grossbeck in 1908.[1] It is found in southwestern North America.[2][3]

Evita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Ourapterygini
Genus:	Evita Capps, 1943
Species:	E. hyalinaria
Binomial name
Evita hyalinaria (Grossbeck, 1908)
Synonyms
Therina blandaria Dyar, 1916

The subspecies Evita hyalinaria blandaria was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. as Therina blandaria in 1916.[4]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Evita Capps, 1943". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. "911336.00 – 6897 – Evita hyalinaria – (Grossbeck, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Evita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Evita hyalinaria ssp. blandaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2019.