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Eupithecia pellicata

Eupithecia pellicata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Taiwan. The holotype was collected in Nantou.

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Eupithecia pellicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. pellicata
Binomial name
Eupithecia pellicata

Eupithecia pellicata is a moth in the family Geometridae.234 It is endemic to Taiwan.134 The holotype was collected in Nantou.1

The wingspan is 24 mm for the holotype, a male.1

References

References

  1. Mironov, V. G. & Galsworthy, A. C. (2007). "The genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in Taiwan: an updated survey". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 58 (3): 341–363. doi:10.18984/lepid.58.3_341.
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia pellicata Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. "Eupithecia pellicata Mironov & Galsworthy, 2007". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.