Eupithecia rhodopyra

Eupithecia rhodopyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. rhodopyra
Binomial name
	Eupithecia rhodopyra; (Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
	Eucymatoge rhodopyra Meyrick, 1899;

Eupithecia rhodopyra is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The dull reddish coloration and the form and angulation of the medial bands of both pairs of wings are characteristic and unlike any other species in Hawaii.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia rhodopyra (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

External links

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia rhodopyra (Meyrick 1899)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

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