Eupithecia niphonaria

Eupithecia niphonaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. niphonaria
Binomial name
	Eupithecia niphonaria; Leech, 1897
Synonyms
	Eupithecia corticosa Prout, 1914; Eupithecia draudti Dietze, 1913; Eupithecia maenamii Inoue, 1965;

Eupithecia niphonaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewing ground colour is ocherous. The hindwings are whitish with multiple transverse lines. Adults are on wing in April.

The larvae feed on Quercus phillyraeoides.

References

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[1] Taxapad

[2] Two New Records of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea

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