Eupithecia cercina

Eupithecia cercina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. cercina
Binomial name
	Eupithecia cercina; H. Druce, 1893[1]

Eupithecia cercina is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Mexico.[2]

The forewings are pale pinkish brown, but dark reddish brown towards the base and crossed by a brownish-black band. The hindwings are greyish white, with the inner margin bordered with blackish brown. The outer margin is dusky.[3]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia cercina Druce 1893". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia cercina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia cercina Druce 1893". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia cercina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

[3] Botanicus.org