Eupithecia sonora

Eupithecia sonora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. sonora
Binomial name
Eupithecia sonora
Ferris and Opler, 2008[1][2]

Eupithecia sonora is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Sonora, Mexico, the Gila River Valley, New Mexico, and the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm. The forewings are dark smoky brown with a dark brown discal spot. The hindwings are smoky brown.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the place name of the general collection locality.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ A New Species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini) from Arizona and New Mexico, USA, and Sonora, Mexico
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