Eupithecia scoriodes

Eupithecia scoriodes is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Eupithecia scoriodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. scoriodes
Binomial name
Eupithecia scoriodes
(Meyrick, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge scoriodes Meyrick, 1899

It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta, but the markings are much more definite.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia scoriodes (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.


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