Eupithecia yubitzae

Eupithecia yubitzae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. yubitzae
Binomial name
	Eupithecia yubitzae; H.A. Vargas & Parra, 2004

Eupithecia yubitzae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the valleys of northern Chile: the Azapa, Chaca and Camarones valleys.^[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia macracantha and Prosopis tamarugo.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Sra. Yubitza J. Cortés Jorquera.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.^{[failed verification]}
^ Vargas, H.A. & L.E. Parra, 2004: A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from northernmost Chile. Revista chilena de historia natural 77 (3): 485-490. Full article: [1].

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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.^{[failed verification]}

[2] Vargas, H.A. & L.E. Parra, 2004: A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from northernmost Chile. Revista chilena de historia natural 77 (3): 485-490. Full article: [1].

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