''Eupithecia atacama'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Antofagasta (Antofagasta Province) and Atacama (Huasco Province) in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

., 1987, The ''Eupithecia'' (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Chile. ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' 186 (3): 269-363. The habitat consists of the North Coast and Intermediate Desert Biotic Provinces. The length of the forewings is about 8.5–9 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in September, October and November.

References

atacama Endemic fauna of Chile Atacama Desert Moths described in 1985 Moths of South America {{Eupithecia-stub