Eriopithex recensitaria

Eriopithex recensitaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eriopithex
Species: E. recensitaria
Binomial name
Eriopithex recensitaria
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia recensitaria Walker, 1862
  • Chloroclystis recensitaria

Eriopithex recensitaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka, Taiwan, on Borneo and in Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have a brown pattern on the wings. The hindwings are only about half the size of the forewings.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
  2. The Moths of Borneo
  3. Australian Insects
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eriopithex recensitaria.
Wikispecies has information related to: Eriopithex recensitaria


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.