Eupithecia yubitzae

Eupithecia yubitzae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. yubitzae
Binomial name
Eupithecia yubitzae
H.A. Vargas & Parra, 2004[1]

Eupithecia yubitzae is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the valleys of northern Chile: the Azapa, Chaca and Camarones valleys.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia macracantha and Prosopis tamarugo.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Sra. Yubitza J. Cortés Jorquera.

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Vargas, H.A. & L.E. Parra, 2004: A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from northernmost Chile. Revista chilena de historia natural 77 (3): 485-490. Full article: .
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