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Eupithecia penablanca

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Eupithecia penablanca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. penablanca
Binomial name
Eupithecia penablanca
Ferris, 2007

Eupithecia penablanca is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Clifford D. Ferris in 2007. It is found in Carr Canyon in the US state of Arizona.[1] The habitat consists of oak chaparral forests.

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 7–9 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.

References

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  1. ^ Ferris, Clifford D. (2007). "Three new species of Eupithecia Curtis from Arizona and New Mexico with discussion of associated species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1516: 49–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1516.1.5.