Eupithecia atacama

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

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| genus = Eupithecia

| species = atacama

| authority = (Vojnits, 1985){{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82872654 |title=Eupithecia atacama (Vojnits 1985) |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325101448/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82872654 |archive-date=March 25, 2016}}

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  • Heteropithecia atacama Vojnits, 1985

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Eupithecia atacama is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Antofagasta (Antofagasta Province) and Atacama (Huasco Province) in Chile.{{smallcaps|Rindge, Frederic H.}}, 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.

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