Eupithecia scoriodes
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Eupithecia scoriodes is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui
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It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta
, but the markings are much more definite.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Maui
Maui
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
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It is a dark, nearly black species. It is similar to Eupithecia phaeocausta
Eupithecia phaeocausta
Eupithecia phaeocausta is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Molokai.It is a small, dark, narrow-winged, obscurely marked species.-External links:*...
, but the markings are much more definite.