''Eupithecia aysenae'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Geometridae. It is found in the Region of Campo (Coyhaique Province) in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
[, 1987, The ''Eupithecia'' (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' 186 (3): 269-363.] The habitat consists of the Aysen Cordillera Biotic Province.
The length of the forewings is about 9.5 mm for females. The forewings are pale greyish brown, with slender, irregular cross lines on most of wing. The hindwings are slightly greyer than the forewings, with some pale grey scaling along the inner margin and becoming
slightly darker distally. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.
Etymology
The specific name is based on the type locality.
References
Moths described in 1987
aysenae
Moths of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
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