Eupithecia penablanca

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Eupithecia penablanca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. penablanca
Binomial name
Eupithecia penablanca
Ferris, 2007

Eupithecia penablanca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Clifford D. Ferris in 2007. It is found in Carr Canyon in the US state of Arizona.[1] The habitat consists of oak chaparral forests.

The length of the forewings is 7โ€“8 mm for males and 7โ€“9 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

References

  1. ^ Ferris, Clifford D. (2007). "Three new species of Eupithecia Curtis from Arizona and New Mexico with discussion of associated species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1516: 49โ€“60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1516.1.5.