Eupithecia inepta
Eupithecia inepta is a moth in the family Geometridae, described by Prout in 1922. It is found on the Juan Fernandez Islands in Chile.[3] The habitat consists of the Northern Valdivian Forest Biotic Province.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. inepta |
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The length of the forewings is about 10.5-11.5 mm for females. The forewings are white, with brown scaling along the costa and with scattered pale ochraceous scales, the latter forming a number of slender lines. The hindwings are concolorous with the forewings and have a similar pattern. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia inepta Prout 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers 90
- Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.
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