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Eupithecia costipicta

Eupithecia costipicta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Afghanistan, northern India, Nepal, and central China. The habitat consists of mountainous areas at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,500 meters.

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Eupithecia costipicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. costipicta
Binomial name
Eupithecia costipicta
Warren, 18931
Synonyms1
  • Eupithecia gibbosa Mironov & Galsworthy, 20042

Eupithecia costipicta is a moth in the family Geometridae.1 It is found in Afghanistan, northern India (Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim), Nepal, and central China (Hubei, Hunan).3 The habitat consists of mountainous areas at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,500 meters.3

The wingspan is about 22.5 mm.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 costipicta Warren, 1893". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. Mironov, V.; Galsworthy, A. C. & Xue, D. (2004). "New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China, part IV". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 55 (4): 285–300 [285]. doi:10.18984/lepid.55.4_285.
  3. Mironov, V. G. & Ratzel, U. (2012). "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 35 (2): 197–231 [209]. Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine