Biology:Eupithecia oroba

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia oroba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. oroba
Binomial name
Eupithecia oroba
H. Druce, 1893[1][2]

Eupithecia oroba is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893.[1][2][3] It is known from eastern Mexico (Jalapa), Guatemala, and Panama.[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm (1 in). The forewings and hindwings are pale fawn-colored and crossed by fine indistinct waved brown lines.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Druce, Herbert (1893). Insecta. Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Vol. II. Biologia Centrali-Americana. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 146. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/591121#page/148/mode/1up. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia oroba Druce, 1893". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/185410/taxon/8170. 
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Eupithecia oroba". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=222483. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13539694 entry