Eupithecia tarapaca

Eupithecia tarapaca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. tarapaca
Binomial name
	Eupithecia tarapaca; Rindge, 1989
Synonyms
	Eupithecia taracapa Rindge, 1987;

Eupithecia tarapaca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Rindge in 1989. It is found in the region of Taracap'a in Arica Province, Chile.^[3] The habitat consists of either the Northern Desert or the Northern Andean Cordillera Biotic Provinces.

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm for males. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia tarapaca Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
^ An emended specific name in Eupithecia (Geometridae)
^ Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia tarapaca Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] An emended specific name in Eupithecia (Geometridae)

[3] Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269-363.

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