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Eupithecia staurophragma

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Eupithecia staurophragma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. staurophragma
Binomial name
Eupithecia staurophragma
(Meyrick, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucymatoge staurophragma Meyrick, 1899

Eupithecia staurophragma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Hawaii.

It has an unusual shape of the hindwings. It is highly variable in color pattern.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia staurophragma (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved July 22, 2018.