Eupithecia spurcata

Species of insect

Eupithecia spurcata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. spurcata
Binomial name
*Eupithecia spurcata* (Warren, 1904)^[1]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia spurcata Warren, 1904 Neopithecia akerbergsi Vojnits, 1985

Eupithecia spurcata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Araucania (Malleco and Cautin provinces) and Los Lagos (Valdivia, Osorno, and Chiloe provinces) in Chile.^[2]

The length of the forewings is about 9.5–11 mm for males and 9.5–12 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in September, December, January, February and April.

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^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia spurcata (Warren 1904)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
^ Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.