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Eupithecia picada

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Eupithecia picada is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the regions of Biobio (Nuble Province), Araucania (Cautin Province) and Los Lagos (Valdivia, Osorno, Llanquihue, and Chiloe provinces) in Chile. The habitat consists of the Northern Valdivian Forest and the Valdivian Forest biotic provinces.

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm for males and 9–11 mm for females. The forewings are variegated with pale grey, pale yellowish brown and dark brown scales. The hindwings are greyish white with greyish brown scaling distally and dark brown scaling along the anal margin. Adults have been recorded on wing in December, January, February and March.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

References

Eupithecia picada Wikipedia