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Eupithecia buysseata

Eupithecia buysseata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Yunnan, China. It is named for Paul Buysse in "recognition of his unfailing fascination with the moths".

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Eupithecia buysseata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. buysseata
Binomial name
Eupithecia buysseata

Eupithecia buysseata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Yunnan, China.12 It is named for Paul Buysse in "recognition of his unfailing fascination with the moths".1

The wingspan is 20 mm (0.79 in) for the holotype, a male,1 the only known specimen.2

References

References

  1. Mironov, Vladimir G.; Galsworthy, Anthony; Xue, Dayong & Pekarsky, Oleg (2011). "New species of Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China, part VI". Lepidoptera Science. 62 (1): 12–32 [22]. doi:10.18984/lepid.62.1_12.
  2. Mironov, Vladimir G. & Galsworthy, Anthony (2013). The Eupithecia of China: A Revision. Leiden: Brill. p. 51. doi:10.1163/9789004254534. ISBN 9789004254534.