Eupithecia tenoensis

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

Eupithecia tenoensis is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the Region of Maule (Curico Province) in Chile.[2] The habitat consists of either the Central Valley or the Northern Valdivian Forest biotic provinces.

The length of the forewings is about 8 mm for males. The forewings are pale brownish grey. The hindwings are paler than forewings, with some dark scaling along the anal margin. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.

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.
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