Pareupithecia
Pareupithecia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Pareupithecia spadix, which is found in the Russian Far East (southern Primorje), Korea, Japan (Honshu) and Shanxi, China.[2]
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| Genus: | Pareupithecia Mironov & Galsworthy, 2012 |
| Species: | P. spadix |
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The wingspan is about 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in).[3] The ground colour of the forewings is grey to dark brown, sometimes with a rusty tinge. There is a broad, dark-brown medial area distinctly bordered by fine, black transverse lines. The hindwings are paler, with distinct transverse lines and a discal dot.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia spadix Inoue 1955". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- Mironov, V.G. & A.C. Galsworthy, 2012: A generic level review of Eupithecia Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). Zootaxa 3587: 46-64. Abstract: .
- "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Korea (II)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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