Eupithecia tarapaca

Eupithecia tarapaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. tarapaca
Binomial name
	Eupithecia tarapaca; Rindge, 1989[1][2]
Synonyms
	Eupithecia taracapa Rindge, 1987;

Eupithecia tarapaca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Rindge in 1989. It is found in the region of Taracap'a in Arica Province, Chile.[3] The habitat consists of either the Northern Desert or the Northern Andean Cordillera Biotic Provinces.

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm for males. The forewings are grey, with numerous dark grey, greyish-brown, and greyish-black scales, appearing dark grey. The hindwings are pale greyish white, pale grey distally and greyish black along the anal margin. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia tarapaca Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
An emended specific name in Eupithecia (Geometridae)
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. "Eupithecia tarapaca Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] An emended specific name in Eupithecia (Geometridae)

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