Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Eupithecia leleupi
Antennae of males very shortly ciliate; those of females appearing simple. Palpi of both sexes very long, extending beyond eye by more than diameter of eye. Upper surface of wings grayish brown, with forewings having more or less distinct cross lines, prominent, dark discal spot, and median area may or may not be pale grayish white. Hind wings paler than forewings, and with reduced maculation. Under surface of wings gray and suffused with brown scaling apically on forewings. Length of forewing, 5 to 7 mm (Rindge, 1973).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Geometroidea
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Eupithecia
Species
leleupi
Taxon category: Accepted
Eupithecia leleupi HERBULOT, 1970, p. 19, fig. 3 (male genitalia); 1971, p. 12 (Rindge, 1973).
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz (Herbulot, 970), Pinta, Rabida, Santiago, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal y Seymour Norte (Landry & Rindge, 1995; Roque, 2006).
- Hayes, A.H. (1975) The larger moths of the Galápagos Islands (Geometroidea: Sphingoidea & Noctuoidea). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., 4th series, 40(7): 145-208.
- Herbulot, C. (1970) Lepidopteres Geometridae des îles Galápagos recueillis par M. et Mme. N. Leleup. Lambillionea 69(7-12): 17-25.
- Landry, B. Rindge, F.H. (1995) Additions to the Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, including a new species of Eupithecia. American Museum Novitates 3118: 1-10.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- Parkin, P. Parkin D.T., Ewing, A.W. & Ford, H.A. (1972) A report on the arthropods collected by the Edinburgh University Galapagos Islands Expedition, 1968. The Pan-pacific Entomologist 48: 100-107.
- Rindge, F.H. (1973) The Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands. American Museum Novitates 2510: 1-31.
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
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"Galapagos Species Database, Eupithecia leleupi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7179. Accessed 31 October 2026.