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Eupithecia vetula

Eupithecia vetula is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Pakistan, northern India, and Afghanistan.

Last revised
Jul 7, 2026
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Length
152 w
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Source
Eupithecia vetula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. vetula
Binomial name
Eupithecia vetula
Mironov & Ratzel, 200812

Eupithecia vetula is a moth in the family Geometridae.2 It is found in Pakistan, northern India,13 and Afghanistan.3

The wingspan is 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 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 II". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (2): 117–143 [127]. 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 vetula Mironov & Ratzel, 2008". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. Mironov, V. G. & Ratzel, U. (2012). "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 35 (2): 197–231 [204]. Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine