Eupithecia physocleora

Eupithecia physocleora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. physocleora
Binomial name
	Eupithecia physocleora; Prout, 1922[1]

Eupithecia physocleora is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Juan Fernandez Islands in Chile.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm for females. The forewings are greyish white, with numerous greyish brown and brown scales. The hindwings are white, with numerous dark scales. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia physocleora Prout 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia physocleora Prout 1922". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.