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Eupithecia procerissima

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Eupithecia procerissima is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Chile (Santiago Province).

The length of the forewings is about 11.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with some greyish brown basal spots. The ground colour of the hindwings is white with greyish white transverse lines. Adults are on wing in October.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from procerissimus (meaning more robust or larger).

References

Eupithecia procerissima Wikipedia