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Eupithecia niphonaria

Eupithecia niphonaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.

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Eupithecia niphonaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. niphonaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia niphonaria
Leech, 18971
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia corticosa Prout, 1914
  • Eupithecia draudti Dietze, 1913
  • Eupithecia maenamii Inoue, 1965

Eupithecia niphonaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.2

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing in April.

The larvae feed on Quercus phillyraeoides.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia niphonaria Leech 1897". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Two New Records of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea