Eupithecia gigantea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Russian Far East,[2] Japan and Korea.

Eupithecia gigantea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. gigantea
Binomial name
Eupithecia gigantea
Synonyms
  • Cidaria karafutonis Matsumura, 1925

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

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia gigantea Staudinger 1897". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  3. ^ "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) from Korea (II)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2013-04-04.