Eupithecia praepupillata

Eupithecia praepupillata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Russia[2] (southern Primorje) and Korea.

Eupithecia praepupillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Eupithecia
Species:
E. praepupillata
Binomial name
Eupithecia praepupillata
Wehrli, 1927[1]

The wingspan is 18.5–23 mm. The forewing ground colour is greyish white, the costa thinly covered with ochreous or yellowish scales. The hindwing ground colour is paler, greyish white with pale blackish transverse lines in the basal, medial and subterminal areas.[3] There is one generation per year with adults on wing from early September to late October. The species possibly overwinters as an egg.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia praepupillata Wehrli 1927". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  3. A New Record of Eupithecia praepupillata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea


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