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Eupithecia canonica

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

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

The wingspan is about 26 mm for males. The forewings are violet grey, with dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are dirty whitish, becoming greyer at the distal margin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia canonica 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 canonica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ New neotropical Geometridae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.