Eupithecia aysenae
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Eupithecia aysenae | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. aysenae
|
Binomial name | |
Eupithecia aysenae Rindge, 1987[1]
|
Eupithecia aysenae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Region of Campo (Coyhaique Province) in Chile.[2] The habitat consists of the Aysen Cordillera Biotic Province.
The length of the forewings is about 9.5 mm for females. The forewings are pale greyish brown, with slender, irregular cross lines on most of wing. The hindwings are slightly greyer than the forewings, with some pale grey scaling along the inner margin and becoming slightly darker distally. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.
Etymology
The specific name is based on the type locality.
References
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia aysenae Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.
Error: "Q15642172" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Taxonbars desynced from Wikidata
- Taxonbar pages requiring a Wikidata item
- Taxonbars with invalid from parameters
- Taxonbars without secondary Wikidata taxon IDs
- Moths described in 1987
- Eupithecia
- Moths of South America
- Endemic fauna of Chile
- All stub articles
- Eupithecia stubs