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Eupithecia cerynea

Eupithecia cerynea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is known from Guatemala.

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

Eupithecia cerynea is a moth in the family Geometridae.2 It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is known from Guatemala.123

The wingspan is about 25 mm (1 in). The forewings and hindwings are white with some greyish markings.1

References

References

  1. Druce, Herbert (1893). Insecta. Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Vol. II. Biologia Centrali-Americana. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 146.
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia cerynea Druce, 1893". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eupithecia cerynea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 11 February 2025.