Eupithecia penablanca

Eupithecia penablanca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. penablanca
Binomial name
Eupithecia penablanca
Ferris, 2007

Eupithecia penablanca is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Carr Canyon in Arizona.[1] The habitat consists of oak chaparral forests.

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 7–9 mm for females. The forewings are pale grey-brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.

References

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