Eupithecia inepta

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Eupithecia inepta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. inepta
Binomial name
Eupithecia inepta
Prout, 1922[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia ronkayi Vojnits, 1994[2]
  • 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. The forewings are white, with brown scaling along the costa and with scattered pale ochraceous scales, the latter forming a number of slender lines. The hindwings are concolorous with the forewings and have a similar pattern. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

References[edit]

  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.