Eupithecia sonora
Eupithecia sonora is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sonora, Mexico, the Gila River Valley, New Mexico, and the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. sonora |
Binomial name | |
Eupithecia sonora | |
The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm. The forewings are dark smoky brown with a dark brown discal spot. The hindwings are smoky brown.
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to the place name of the general collection locality.
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References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
- mothphotographersgroup
- A New Species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini) from Arizona and New Mexico, USA, and Sonora, Mexico
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