Pareupithecia

Pareupithecia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pareupithecia; Mironov & Galsworthy, 2012
Species:	P. spadix
Binomial name
	Pareupithecia spadix; (Inoue, 1955)
Synonyms
	Eupithecia spadix Inoue, 1955;

Pareupithecia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Pareupithecia spadix, which is found in the Russian Far East (southern Primorje), Korea, Japan (Honshu) and China (Shanxi).^[2]

The wingspan is about 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in).^[3] The ground colour of the forewings is grey to dark brown, sometimes with rusty tinge. There is a broad, dark brown medial area distinctly bordered by fine, black transverse lines. The hindwings are paler with distinct transverse lines and a discal dot.

References

^ Taxapad
^ Mironov, V.G. & A.C. Galsworthy, 2012: A generic level review of Eupithecia Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). Zootaxa 3587: 46-64. Abstract: [1].
^ Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea (II)

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[1] Taxapad

[2] Mironov, V.G. & A.C. Galsworthy, 2012: A generic level review of Eupithecia Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). Zootaxa 3587: 46-64. Abstract: [1].

[3] Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea (II)

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