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''Eupithecia egena'' 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
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and
Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. The species flies from mid-July to mid-September at an altitude between 1800 and 4000 meters above sea level. Adults have grey-brown forewings and off-white hindwings. It resembles ''
Eupithecia lasciva ''Eupithecia lasciva'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1. ...
'', but is larger. In addition, ''Eupithecia lasciva'' has an ochreous red patch in the distal area of the forewing and indistinct transverse lines, whereas in ''Eupithecia egena'', the transverse lines are much more distinct and the red patch is smaller or entirely absent.


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Moths described in 1984 egena Moths of Asia {{Eupithecia-stub