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Eupithecia exicterata

Eupithecia exicterata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the western Himalayas and in Afghanistan.

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Eupithecia exicterata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. exicterata
Binomial name
Eupithecia exicterata
Mironov & Ratzel, 200812

Eupithecia exicterata is a moth in the family Geometridae.2 It is found in the western Himalayas (Pakistan and India)1 and in Afghanistan.3

The wingspan is 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in).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 III". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (3): 201–224 [220]. doi:10.18984/lepid.59.3_201.
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia exicterata Mironov & Ratzel, 2008". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  3. Mironov, V. G. & Ratzel, U. (2012). "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 35 (2): 197–231 [229]. Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine