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Eupithecia inepta

Eupithecia inepta is a moth in the family Geometridae, described by Prout in 1922. It is found on the Juan Fernandez Islands in Chile. The habitat consists of the Northern Valdivian Forest Biotic Province.

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Eupithecia inepta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. inepta
Binomial name
Eupithecia inepta
Prout, 19221
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia ronkayi Vojnits, 19942
  • Eupithecia werneri Vojnits, 1985

Eupithecia inepta is a moth in the family Geometridae, described by Prout in 1922. It is found on the Juan Fernandez Islands in Chile.3 The habitat consists of the Northern Valdivian Forest Biotic Province.

The length of the forewings is about 10.5-11.5 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia inepta Prout 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers 90
  3. Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.