Eupithecia dalhousiensis

Eupithecia dalhousiensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Afghanistan and the western Himalayas (northern Pakistan and northern India).[2]

Eupithecia dalhousiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. dalhousiensis
Binomial name
Eupithecia dalhousiensis
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2008[1][failed verification]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia interrubrescens ab. dalhousiensis Strand, 1919

The wingspan is about 24–29 mm for males and 30–37 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are pale brown to fawn.[3]

The larvae are thought to feed on the cones of Pinus species.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Mironov, V.G. & Ratzel, U., 2012: Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Nota Lepidopterologica 35 (2): 197-231. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  3. ^ Mironov, V.G. ,A.C. Galsworthy & U. Ratzel, 2008, A survey of the Eupithecia fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of the Western Himalayas: Part 1, Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 59 (1): 55-77.