Eupithecia nirvana

Eupithecia nirvana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. nirvana
Binomial name
Eupithecia nirvana
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006[1]

Eupithecia nirvana is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is endemic to China (Sichuan).[2]

The wingspan is about 21.5–25 millimetres (0.85–0.98 in). The forewings are brownish grey and the hindwings are the same colour, except for a lighter area near the costal margin.

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Mironov, V.G.; A.C. Galsworthy; D. Xue & K. Yazaki (2006). "New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, Part V." (PDF). 57 (4). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan: 335–353.
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