Eupithecia gigantea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. gigantea
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| Eupithecia gigantea Staudinger, 1897[1]
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Eupithecia gigantea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Russian Far East,[2] Japan and Korea.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. The ground colour of the wings is greyish.[3]
The larvae feed within the cones of Pinus strobus and Abies sachalinensis.
References[]
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia gigantea Staudinger 1897". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
- ^ Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea (II)
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1897
- Eupithecia
- Moths of Asia
- Eupithecia stubs