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Eupithecia chrodna

Eupithecia chrodna is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Mexico. The holotype was collected in Las Vigas.

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Eupithecia chrodna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. chrodna
Binomial name
Eupithecia chrodna
(H. Druce, 1893)1
Synonyms1
  • Lepiodes chrodna H. Druce, 18932

Eupithecia chrodna is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Mexico.13 The holotype was collected in Las Vigas.2

The wingspan is about 19 mm (3⁄4 in). The forewings and hindwings are pale greyish brown, each crossed by fine darker brown lines.2

References

References

  1. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia chrodna (Druce, 1893)". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. Druce, Herbert (1893). Insecta. Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Vol. II. Biologia Centrali-Americana. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 148.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eupithecia chrodna​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 3 February 2025.