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Eupithecia pettyioides

Eupithecia pettyioides is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. The specific name pettyioides refers to its similarity to Eupithecia pettyi.

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Eupithecia pettyioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. pettyioides
Binomial name
Eupithecia pettyioides
Krüger, 199912/20003

Eupithecia pettyioides is a moth in the family Geometridae.23 It is found in Lesotho123 and South Africa.3 The specific name pettyioides refers to its similarity to Eupithecia pettyi.1

The forewing length is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) for males and 10 mm (0.39 in) for males.1

References

References

  1. Krüger, M. (1999). "The genus Eupithecia Curtis in Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae)" (PDF). Metamorphosis. 10 (4): 157–182 [163].
  2. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia pettyioides Krüger, 1999". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Eupithecia pettyioides Krüger, 2000". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 27 May 2026.