Eupithecia sibylla

Eupithecia sibylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. sibylla
Binomial name
Eupithecia sibylla Butler, 1882[1]
Synonyms
Tephroclystia praelongata Warren, 1900 Eupithecia davisi Vojnits, 1985

Eupithecia sibylla is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Los Gatos (Osomo Province),^[2] Antofagasta (Antofagasta Province), Atacama (Chanaral and Huasco provinces), Coquimbo (El Qui, Limari, and Choapa provinces), Valparaiso (Petorca and Los Andes provinces), Santiago (Santiago Province), O'Higgins (Cachapoal Province), Maule (Curico, Talca, and Linares provinces) and Biobio (Nuble Province) in Chile.^[3] The habitat consists of the Northern Desert, Northern Coast, Intermediate Desert, Coquimban Desert, Central Andean Cordillera, Central Valley, Valdivian Forest and the Northern Valdivian Forest biotic provinces.

The length of the forewings is about 7–8.5 mm for males and 7–10.5 mm for females. The forewings are pale grey, with darker scales indicating cross lines and with a variable amount of reddish brown scaling opposite the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale greyish white, but slightly darker distally, and with grey and greyish black scales along the anal margin.

References

1. Taxapad
2. Rindge, F.H., 1991: The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. 2. American Museum novitates 3020: 1–14. Full article: .
3. Rindge, Frederic H., 1987, The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (3): 269–363.