Eupithecia nevadata explained

Eupithecia nevadata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1871. It is found in western North America.^[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.^[2] The forewings are pale grey with various reddish brown patches along the costa.^[3]

The larvae feed on Purshia and Ceanothus species.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia nevadata nevadata (Nevada, California)
• Eupithecia nevadata geneura Swett & Cassino, 1919 (Utah, Colorado)
• Eupithecia nevadata morensata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (southern California)

Notes and References

1. Rindge . Frederick H. . July 25, 1963 . Notes on and descriptions of North American Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) . American Museum Novitates . 2147 . 1–23.
2. Web site: McLeod . Robin . May 6, 2015 . Species Eupithecia nevadata - Hodges#7601 . BugGuide . May 1, 2019.
3. McDunnough . James H. . James Halliday McDunnough . 1949 . Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 93 . 533–728 . 2013-03-22 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195738/http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/leprefs/B093a08.pdf . dead .