Eupithecia jamesi

Eupithecia jamesi is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and Vladimir G. Mironov in 2007.

Eupithecia jamesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. jamesi
Binomial name
Eupithecia jamesi Ferris & Mironov, 2007[1][2]
Synonyms
Eupithecia deserticola McDunnough, 1946 (preocc. Turati, 1934)[3]

Moths of this family are found in the desert regions of the south-western United States,[4] including Arizona, Nevada and California.

The wingspan is about 22–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
2. "910433.00 – 7593 – Eupithecia jamesi – Ferris & Mironov, 2007". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
3. Replacement name for Eupithecia deserticola (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)
4. 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.