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Eupithecia broui

Eupithecia broui is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US states of Louisiana, Mississippi and coastal North Carolina.

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159 w
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Eupithecia broui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. broui
Binomial name
Eupithecia broui
Rindge, 198512

Eupithecia broui is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US states of Louisiana, Mississippi and coastal North Carolina.3

The length of the forewings is 9.5–10.5 mm for males and 9–10 mm for females. Adults are on wing in February, March and April.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Vernon A. Brou, a collector of Louisiana Lepidoptera.

References

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia broui Rindge 1985". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "910404.00 – 7479.1 – Eupithecia broui – Rindge, 1985". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.