Eupithecia egena

Eupithecia egena is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in China,[3] India and Nepal.[2] The species flies from mid-July to mid-September at an altitude between 1800 and 4000 meters above sea level.[2]

Eupithecia egena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. egena
Binomial name
Eupithecia egena
Vojnits, 1984[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia anteacta Vojnits, 1984[2]
  • Eupithecia ficta Vojnits, 1984[2]
  • Eupithecia seminuda Vojnits, 1984[2]
  • Eupithecia sublasciva Vojnits, 1984[2]

Adults have grey-brown forewings and off-white hindwings. It resembles Eupithecia lasciva, but is larger. In addition, Eupithecia lasciva has an ochreous red patch in the distal area of the forewing and indistinct transverse lines, whereas in Eupithecia egena, the transverse lines are much more distinct and the red patch is smaller or entirely absent.[2]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia egena Vojnits 1984". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. xvi, 434–436. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. Vojnits, András (1984). "New data to the Eupithecini fauna of China based on Höne's collections". Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 30 (1–2): 213–240. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
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