Eupithecia testacea

Eupithecia testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. testacea
Binomial name
Eupithecia testacea
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2004[1]

Eupithecia testacea is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in south-western China (Yunnan).[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale brown, becoming chestnut with an orange tinge on the distal part of the wing along the inner margin. The hindwings are brownish white, suffused with darker brown in the anal area.

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Mironov, V.G. , A.C. Galsworthy & D. Xue, 2004: New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, Part II. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 55 (2): 117-132. Full article: .
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