Eupithecia seatacama is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Rindge in 1987. It is found in the regions of Atacama (Copiapó Province)[2] and Valparaiso (San Antonio Province) in Chile.[3] The habitat consists of either the Coquimban Desert or Central Coastal Cordillera Biotic Province.
Eupithecia seatacama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eupithecia |
Species: | E. seatacama
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Binomial name | |
Eupithecia seatacama Rindge, 1987[1]
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The length of the forewings is about 9.5 mm for males. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia seatacama Rindge 1987". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Rindge, F.H., 1991: The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. 2. American Museum Novitates 3020: 1-14. Full article: [1].
- ^ Rindge, Frederic H. (1987) "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 186 (3): 269-363.