Eupithecia costipicta

Eupithecia costipicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. costipicta
Binomial name
Eupithecia costipicta
Warren, 1893[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia gibbosa Mironov & Galsworthy, 2004

Eupithecia costipicta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Afghanistan,[2] India (Sikkim) and China (Hubei, Hunnan).[3] The habitat consists of mountainous areas at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,500 meters.

The wingspan is about 22.5 mm. The forewings are pale buff and the hindwings are dirty white.[4]

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Mironov, V.G. & Ratzel, U., 2012: Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Nota lepidopterologica 35 (2): 197-231. Full article: .
  3. Mironov, V.G. & A.C. Galsworthy, 2010: Further notes on Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Nepal and the Indian subcontinent. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 61 (2): 137-172. Abstract:
  4. Mironov, V.G. , A.C. Galsworthy & D. Xue, 2004: New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, Part IV. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 55 (4): 285-300. Abstract and full article: .
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