Eupithecia orichloris

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

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| image = Eupithecia_orichloris.jpg

| genus = Eupithecia

| species = orichloris

| authority = (Meyrick, 1899){{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82873229 |title=Eupithecia orichloris (Meyrick 1899) |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325012944/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82873229 |archive-date=March 25, 2016}}

| synonyms =

• Eucymatoge orichloris Meyrick, 1899

}}

Eupithecia orichloris is a species of moth that is native to Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

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It is known for having its larval form as a caterpillar which is insectivorous. The caterpillar has two abdominal appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey insects using a spiny pair of forelegs.{{cite journal |title=Carnivorous caterpillars: the behavior, biogeography and conservation of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in the Hawaiian Islands |author=Steven L. Montgomery |journal=GeoJournal |volume=7 |issue=6 |year=1983 |pages=549–556 |doi=10.1007/BF00218529|s2cid=189888740 }}