Eupithecia sylpharia is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Brazil.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. sylpharia
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The wingspan is about 15–17 mm. The forewings are pale pearly grey. The lines are alternately pale brown and grey. They are all very concise and parallel, marked on the veins and folds by minute black scales. The hindwings are whitish and the lines are dark grey and distinct only along the inner margin.[3]
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia sylpharia (Warren 1906)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia sylpharia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ Descriptions of new genera and species of South American geometrid moths
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