Eupithecia coetulata

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

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

The wingspan is 24 mm for males and 28 mm for females. The forewings rather glossy white, with mostly weak fuscous irroration. The markings are fuscous mixed with black. The hindwings are white, with about seven lines of more or less confluent spots.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia coetulata Prout 1916". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia coetulata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. New neotropical Geometridae


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