Eupithecia westonaria

Eupithecia westonaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Mexico.[2]

Eupithecia westonaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. westonaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia westonaria
(Warren, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia westonaria Warren, 1906

The wingspan is about 16 mm for males and 17 mm for females. The forewings are greenish ocherous, thickly dusted with blackish scales. There are parallel straight dark lines and shades on the hindwings.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia westonaria (Warren 1906)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia westonaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. Descriptions of new genera and species of South American geometrid moths


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