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Eupithecia nonanticaria

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

Eupithecia nonanticaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Clifford D. Ferris in 2007. It is found in New Mexico (the Pinos Altos Range and the Black Range), Arizona (the Chiricahua Mountains) and Chihuahua in Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of mixed coniferous forests at elevations above 1,760 meters.

The length of the forewings is 9.5–11 mm for males and 9–11 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late July to mid 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.