Eupithecia niphonaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.[2]
Eupithecia niphonaria | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. niphonaria |
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Eupithecia niphonaria Leech, 1897[1] | |
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The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewing ground colour is ocherous. The hindwings are whitish with multiple transverse lines. Adults are on wing in April.
The larvae feed on Quercus phillyraeoides.
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