Eupithecia craterias
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Eupithecia craterias is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Hawaii
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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Subspecies
There are two regognised subspecies:- Eupithecia craterias craterias (Meyrick, 1899) (Oahu, Molokai, Maui)
- Eupithecia craterias ditrecta (Meyrick, 1899) (Hawaii)