Biology:Eupithecia sophia

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia sophia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. sophia
Binomial name
Eupithecia sophia
Butler, 1878[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia sophia ab. simplex Dietze, 1910
  • Eupithecia sophia ab. griseipars Prout, 1938

Eupithecia sophia is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found on the Kuriles,[2] in Japan , Korea and western China .[3]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish. The hindwings are whitish with greyish transverse lines.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13539465 entry