Eupithecia staurophragma

Eupithecia staurophragma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. staurophragma
Binomial name
	Eupithecia staurophragma; (Meyrick, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
	Eucymatoge staurophragma Meyrick, 1899;

Eupithecia staurophragma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Hawaii.

It has an unusual shape of the hindwings. It is highly variable in color pattern.

References

↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia staurophragma (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

External links

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia staurophragma (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved July 22, 2018.