Eupithecia infectaria
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. infectaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia infectaria | |
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Eupithecia infectaria is a moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It is found in South Africa and Lesotho.[2][3]
The forewing length is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in) for males and 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in) for females, which make it the largest member of its genus in southern Africa.[3]
References
- 1 2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia infectaria (Guenée, [1858])". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Eupithecia infectaria (Guenée, 1858)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 Krüger, M. (1999). "The genus Eupithecia Curtis in Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae)" (PDF). Metamorphosis. 10 (4): 157–182 [174].