Eupithecia cercina

Eupithecia cercina is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Mexico.[2]

Eupithecia cercina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. cercina
Binomial name
Eupithecia cercina

The forewings are pale pinkish brown, but dark reddish brown towards the base and crossed by a brownish-black band. The hindwings are greyish white, with the inner margin bordered with blackish brown. The outer margin is dusky.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia cercina Druce 1893". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia cercina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. Botanicus.org


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