Eupithecia staurophragma
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. staurophragma
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia staurophragma | |
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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
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia staurophragma (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.