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Eupithecia alexiae

Eupithecia alexiae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is known from Gulmarg, Kashmir (India). It is named after granddaughter of one of the authors.

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Length
143 w
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Source
Eupithecia alexiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. alexiae
Binomial name
Eupithecia alexiae

Eupithecia alexiae is a moth in the family Geometridae.2 It is known from Gulmarg, Kashmir (India).1 It is named after granddaughter of one of the authors.1

The wingspan is about 19 mm (holotype, a male). The fore- and hindwings are warm brown.1

References

References

  1. Mironov, V. G.; Galsworthy, A. C. & Ratzel, U. (2008). "A survey of the Eupithecia fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of the Western Himalayas: Part II". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (2): 117–143 [122]. doi:10.18984/lepid.59.2_117.
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia alexiae Mironov & Galsworthy, 2008". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 31 May 2026.