''Eupithecia demissa'' 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

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 ...

(Malleco Province)., 1994, New data on the ''Eupithecia'' fauna of Chile (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), ''Entomofauna'' 15 (32): 361–376. The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. Adults are on wing in February.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from ''demissus'' (meaning humble).

References

Moths described in 1994 demissa Moths of South America Endemic fauna of Chile {{Eupithecia-stub