Eupithecia niphonaria explained

Eupithecia niphonaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Korea.[1]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing in April.

The larvae feed on Quercus phillyraeoides.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.koreascience.or.kr/search/articlepdf_ocean.jsp?url=http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kssyz/DMBRBT/2009/v25n1/DMBRBT_2009_v25n1_11.pdf Two New Records of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea