Eupithecia mustangata

Eupithecia mustangata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. mustangata
Binomial name
Eupithecia mustangata
Schütze, 1961[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia emikoae Inoue, 1996

Eupithecia mustangata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir, northern India (Himachal Pradesh) and Nepal.[2] It is found at altitudes between 2,100 and 4,300 meters.

Adults are variable in size, depth of colour, and the breadth of the transverse lines.

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: .
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