Eupithecia semilotaria

Eupithecia semilotaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. semilotaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia semilotaria
(Mabille, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia semilotaria Mabille, 1885

Eupithecia semilotaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Chile.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm for males. The forewings are whitish with slender reddish brown wavy lines and blackish brown scaling along the costa near the base. The hindwings are greyish white with an increasing number of pale grey scales distally, contrasting in color with the forewings. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. 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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