Eupithecia capitata

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Eupithecia capitata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. capitata
Binomial name
Eupithecia capitata
(Dyar, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia capitataDyar, 1918

Eupithecia capitata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia capitata (Dyar 1918)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia capitata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 3, 2018.