Eupithecia anticura

Eupithecia anticura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. anticura
Binomial name
	Eupithecia anticura; Rindge, 1987[1]

Eupithecia anticura is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Region of Los Lagos (Osorno Province) in Chile.[2] The habitat consists of the Valdivian Forest Biotic Province.

The length of the forewings is about 8.5 mm for females. The forewings are greyish white, with numerous dark grey and black scales, and with flesh colored scales along the veins, especially basally and distally. The hindwings are dark grey, with pale grey scaling. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia anticura Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia anticura Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.