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Eupithecia kuldschaensis

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Eupithecia kuldschaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. kuldschaensis
Binomial name
Eupithecia kuldschaensis
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia kuldshaensis Viidalepp, 1988 (misspelling)[2]
  • Eupithecia aporia Vojnits, 1975[2]

Eupithecia kuldschaensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Mongolia,[3] China and south-east Kazakhstan.[2] It has been found at an altitude between 1200 and 2000 meters, and is on wing in a single generation from mid-June to mid-July.[2]

Both fore- and hindwings are a pale ochre tinged with some grey, with the hindwings slightly paler than the forewings. On both wings, the terminal area is darkened with a weak and wavy subterminal line, which is white on the forewing and whitish on the hindwing. The forewing's costal area is pale grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia kuldschaensis Staudinger 1892". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mironov, Vladimir; Galsworthy, Sir Anthony Charles (1 November 2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. BRILL. pp. xv, 361–362. ISBN 978-90-04-25453-4. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum