Eupithecia nigripennis

Eupithecia nigripennis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.[2]

Eupithecia nigripennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. nigripennis
Binomial name
Eupithecia nigripennis
(Warren, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia nigripennis Warren, 1907

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark flesh-coloured, except at the costa, where they are darkened with brownish. The hindwings are purplish black, crossed by five or six lines.[3]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia nigripennis (Warren 1907)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia nigripennis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae
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