Eupithecia aysenae

Eupithecia aysenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. aysenae
Binomial name
Eupithecia aysenae Rindge, 1987[1]

Eupithecia aysenae is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the Region of Campo (Coyhaique Province) in Chile.^[2] The habitat consists of the Aysen Cordillera Biotic Province.

The length of the forewings is about 9.5 mm for females. The forewings are pale greyish brown, with slender, irregular cross lines on most of wing. The hindwings are slightly greyer than the forewings, with some pale grey scaling along the inner margin and becoming slightly darker distally. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

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.