Eupithecia pippa

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Eupithecia pippa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. pippa
Binomial name
Eupithecia pippa
Prout, 1916 [1]

Eupithecia pippa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru. [2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm for males. The forewings are brownish in the posterior half and red-brownish distally. The hindwings are uniform smoky coloured. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia pippa Prout 1916". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia pippa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. New neotropical Geometridae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .