Eupithecia oroba

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Eupithecia oroba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. oroba
Binomial name
Eupithecia oroba
H. Druce, 1893 [1] [2]

Eupithecia oroba is a moth in the family Geometridae. [2] It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. [1] [2] [3] It is known from eastern Mexico (Jalapa), Guatemala, and Panama. [1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm (1 in). The forewings and hindwings are pale fawn-colored and crossed by fine indistinct waved brown lines. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Druce, Herbert (1893). Insecta. Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Vol. II. Biologia Centrali-Americana. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 146.
  2. 1 2 3 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia oroba Druce, 1893". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eupithecia oroba​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 11 February 2025.


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