Eupithecia nirvana

Eupithecia nirvana is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to China (Sichuan).[2]

Eupithecia nirvana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. nirvana
Binomial name
Eupithecia nirvana
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006[1]

The wingspan is about 21.5–25 millimetres (0.85–0.98 in). The forewings are brownish grey and the hindwings are the same colour, except for a lighter area near the costal margin.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
  2. Mironov, V.G.; A.C. Galsworthy; D. Xue & K. Yazaki (2006). "New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, Part V." (PDF). 57 (4). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan: 335–353. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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