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Eupithecia canonica

Eupithecia canonica is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.

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Jun 16, 2026
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Length
137 w
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Eupithecia canonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. canonica
Binomial name
Eupithecia canonica
Prout, 19161

Eupithecia canonica is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.2

The wingspan is about 26 mm for males. The forewings are violet grey, with dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are dirty whitish, becoming greyer at the distal margin.3

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia canonica Prout 1916". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eupithecia canonica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. New neotropical Geometridae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.