Eupithecia tenuiscripta

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Eupithecia tenuiscripta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. tenuiscripta
Binomial name
Eupithecia tenuiscripta
(Warren, 1907) [1]
Synonyms
  • Emmesocoma tenuiscriptaWarren, 1907

Eupithecia tenuiscripta is a moth in the family Geometridae found in New Guinea. [2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm, and the forewings are brownish fuscous tinged with greenish. The hindwings are pale grey, with traces of darker grey curved lines. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia tenuiscripta (Warren 1907)". 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 tenuiscripta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .