Eupithecia tarapaca
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| Eupithecia tarapaca | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. tarapaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia tarapaca | |
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Eupithecia tarapaca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Rindge in 1989. It is found in the region of Taracap'a in Arica Province, Chile.[3] The habitat consists of either the Northern Desert or the Northern Andean Cordillera Biotic Provinces.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm for males. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name is based on the type locality.
References
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- ^ An emended specific name in Eupithecia (Geometridae)
- ^ 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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