Eupithecia niphoreas
Eupithecia niphoreas is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. niphoreas |
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It is a bright-colored species with conspicuous orange or reddish scaling. The head is bicolored, with the face black and reddish scaled and the area behind the antennae white.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia niphoreas (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
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