Eupithecia tarapaca

Species of moth

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[1][2]

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

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The specific name is based on the type locality.

## References

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Wikispecies has information related to Eupithecia tarapaca.

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.

Taxon identifiers

Eupithecia taracapa|

* Wikidata: Q13539394
* Wikispecies: Eupithecia taracapa
* CoL: 6HBD8
* EoL: 440913
* GBIF: 1982507
* Insecta.pro: 61583
* IRMNG: 11180222
* LepIndex: 223059

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