Eupithecia infectaria

Eupithecia infectaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. infectaria
Binomial name
	Eupithecia infectaria; (Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
	Lepiodes infectaria Guenee, 1857;

Eupithecia infectaria is a moth in the family Geometridae.¹² It is found in South Africa and Lesotho.²³

The forewing length is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in) for males and 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in) for females, which make it the largest member of its genus in southern Africa.³

References

Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia infectaria (Guenée, [1858])". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Eupithecia infectaria (Guenée, 1858)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
Krüger, M. (1999). "The genus Eupithecia Curtis in Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae)" (PDF). Metamorphosis. 10 (4): 157–182 [174].

[Online_Taxonomic_Facility_of_Geometridae-1] Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia infectaria (Guenée, [1858])". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 30 May 2026.

[Afromoths-2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Eupithecia infectaria (Guenée, 1858)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 30 May 2026.

[Krüger_1999-3] Krüger, M. (1999). "The genus Eupithecia Curtis in Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae)" (PDF). Metamorphosis. 10 (4): 157–182 [174].

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