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Eupithecia actrix

Eupithecia actrix is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to central China (Shaanxi). Only single female from Mount Taibai is known.

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

Eupithecia actrix is a moth in the family Geometridae.23 It is endemic to central China (Shaanxi).13 Only single female from Mount Taibai is known.1

The wingspan is 17 mm (0.67 in) for the holotype.1

References

References

  1. Mironov, V. G.; Galsworthy, A. C. & Xue, D. (2006). "New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China, part V". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 57 (4): 335–353. doi:10.18984/lepid.57.4_335.
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia actrix Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 April 2025.