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Eupithecia fredi

Eupithecia fredi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern Afghanistan. It is named for German lepidopterologist Fred Hermann Brandt who collected the holotype.

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Jun 11, 2026
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Length
126 w
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Source
Eupithecia fredi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. fredi
Binomial name
Eupithecia fredi
Mironov & Ratzel, 201212

Eupithecia fredi is a moth in the family Geometridae.2 It is found in eastern Afghanistan.1 It is named for German lepidopterologist Fred Hermann Brandt who collected the holotype.1

The wingspan is 18–22.5 mm (0.71–0.89 in).1

References

References

  1. Mironov, V. G. & Ratzel, U. (2012). "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 35 (2): 197–231 [209]. Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia fredi Mironov & Ratzel, 2012". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 3 June 2026.