''Eupithecia bivittata'' is a

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in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in coastal central

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, United States. The

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is about 19–20 mm. The forewings are brownish with practically no trace of maculation except for a small black discal dot and two variably distinct, whitish, subterminal lines. The hindwings are light ocherous with smoky shading along the inner margin.

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Moths described in 1896 bivittata Moths of North America {{Eupithecia-stub