Eupithecia serpentigena

Eupithecia serpentigena is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to China (Sichuan).[2]

Eupithecia serpentigena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. serpentigena
Binomial name
Eupithecia serpentigena
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006[1]

The wingspan is about 21 millimetres (0.83 in). The forewings are pale grey, but darker at the apex and marginal area and the hindwings are clear white, marked with grey-brown shading in the area of the anal margin.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
  2. Mironov, V.G.; A.C. Galsworthy; D. Xue & K. Yazaki (2006). "New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, Part V." (PDF). 57 (4). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan: 335–353. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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