Eupithecia purpurissata explained

Eupithecia purpurissata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1908. It is found in the US state of California.

The wingspan is about .^[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia purpurissata purpurissata (northern and central California)
• Eupithecia purpurissata valariata Pearsall, 1910 (southern California)

Notes and References

1. 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 .