Eupithecia costalis Walker, 1863
(also known as Pena costalis)
EUPITHECIINI,   LARENTIINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Eupithecia costalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moth has off-white wings, with a variable patchy pattern of green and brown lines and red-orange splotches.

The species has been found in Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • Hong Kong,
  • India,
  • Malaysia,

    as well as in Australia in:

  • Queensland.


    Further reading

    Francis Walker,
    Geometrites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 27 (1863), p. 130, No. 82/1.


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    (updated 1 June 2011, 22 May 2026)