Eupithecia honesta

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Eupithecia honesta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. honesta
Binomial name
Eupithecia honesta
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2005 [1]

Eupithecia honesta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in China (the mountains along the border between Tibet and Yunnan). [2]

The wingspan is about 19–22 mm. The forewings are pale orange brown and the hindwings are white.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.[ failed verification ]
  2. Mironov, V.G. , A.C. Galsworthy & D. Xue, 2004: New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, Part I. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan55 (1): 39-57.