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Eupithecia phantastica

Eupithecia phantastica is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Zhejiang in Eastern China and in Taiwan.

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

Eupithecia phantastica is a moth in the family Geometridae.234 It is found in Zhejiang in Eastern China13 and in Taiwan.1345

The wingspan is about 21–22 mm (0.83–0.87 in). The forewings are pale brown and the hindwings are whitish grey.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 phantastica Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006". 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 phantastica Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  5. 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.