Eupithecia acidalioides
Species of geometer moth
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Eupithecia acidalioides is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Trinidad and French Guiana.[2]
| Eupithecia acidalioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. acidalioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia acidalioides (Kaye, 1901)[1] | |
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It was first described[a] in 1901 by William James Kaye in his preliminary catalogue of the moths of Trinidad. He described the species as having brownish cream wings, detailed a number of black and blackish markings, and listed a wingspan of 15 mm.[3]
