''Eupithecia landryi'' 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 coastal valleys of the northern desert of

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 ...

., 2011: A new species of ''Eupithecia'' Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Azapa Valley, northern Chile. ''Revista Brasileira de Entomologia'' 55 (4): 568-570. Full article

The length of the forewings is about 5.9 mm for males. The fore- and hindwings are reddish brown with scattered dark brown scales. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Dr. Bernard Landry.

References

Moths described in 2011 landryi Moths of South America Endemic fauna of Chile {{Eupithecia-stub