Biology:Eupithecia flavigutta

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia flavigutta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. flavigutta
Binomial name
Eupithecia flavigutta
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia flavigutta Hulst, 1896

Eupithecia flavigutta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the United States in Colorado and montane forest areas in eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico.[3][4]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are dark, smoky violaceous with two ocherous, superimposed patches in the terminal area.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13540040 entry