Eupithystis

Eupithystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithystis
Holloway, 1997
Species: E. infuscata
Binomial name
Eupithystis infuscata
(Warren, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis infuscata Warren, 1899
  • Tephroclystia foedatipennis Warren, 1901

Eupithystis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Eupithystis infuscata which is found on Borneo and Sumatra.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adults are greyish brown with a strong forewing discal spot. The underside is more greyish, with discal spots, postmedials and a broad, dark grey submarginal band.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. The Moths of Borneo
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