Eupithecia latitans

Eupithecia latitans is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.[2]

Eupithecia latitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. latitans
Binomial name
Eupithecia latitans
(Warren, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia latitans Warren, 1905

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale greenish grey, powdered with olive scales. The shadings are olive. The hindwings are similar, but all the markings are less definite.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia latitans (Warren 1905)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia latitans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. New American Thyrididae, Uraniidae and Geometridae


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