Biology:Eupithecia sonora

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia sonora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. sonora
Binomial name
Eupithecia sonora
Ferris and Opler, 2008[1][failed verification][2]

Eupithecia sonora is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sonora, Mexico, the Gila River Valley, New Mexico, and the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm for females. The forewings are dark smoky brown with a dark brown discal spot. The hindwings are smoky brown.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the place name of the general collection locality.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82838474. 
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ A New Species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini) from Arizona and New Mexico, USA, and Sonora, Mexico

Wikidata ☰ Q15642444 entry




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