Eupithecia vallenarensis

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| genus = Eupithecia

| species = vallenarensis

| authority = Rindge, 1987{{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |date=1997–2012 |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82873565 |title=Eupithecia vallenarensis Rindge 1987 |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324230521/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82873565 |archive-date=March 24, 2016}}

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Eupithecia vallenarensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Atacama (Huasco Province), Coquimbo (Limari Province), Santiago (Santiago Province), Maule (Linares Province) and Biobio (Biobio 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 Intermediate Desert, Coquimban Desert, Central Valley and Northern Valdivian Forest biotic provinces.

The length of the forewings is about 8.5-9.1 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in October, November, December and January.

Etymology

The specific name is based on the type locality.

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