Eupithecia usta

Eupithecia usta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. usta
Binomial name
	Eupithecia usta; Butler, 1882[1]

Eupithecia usta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Chile.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm for females. The forewings are reddish brown at the base of the wing and pale grey on the remainder. The hindwings are pale greyish white, with slender brown and blackish brown cross lines.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia usta Butler 1882". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia usta Butler 1882". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.