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Eupithecia spurcata

Eupithecia spurcata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Araucania and Los Lagos in Chile.

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Eupithecia spurcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. spurcata
Binomial name
Eupithecia spurcata
(Warren, 1904)1
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia spurcata Warren, 1904
  • Neopithecia akerbergsi Vojnits, 1985

Eupithecia spurcata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Araucania (Malleco and Cautin provinces) and Los Lagos (Valdivia, Osorno, and Chiloe provinces) in Chile.2

The length of the forewings is about 9.5–11 mm for males and 9.5–12 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in September, December, January, February and April.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia spurcata (Warren 1904)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.