Eupithecia nigripennis

Eupithecia nigripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. nigripennis
Binomial name
	Eupithecia nigripennis; (Warren, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
	Tephroclystia nigripennis Warren, 1907;

Eupithecia nigripennis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark flesh-coloured, except at the costa, where they are darkened with brownish. The hindwings are purplish black, crossed by five or six lines.[3]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nigripennis (Warren 1907)". 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 nigripennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
Novitates Zoologicae

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nigripennis (Warren 1907)". 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 nigripennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

[3] Novitates Zoologicae