Eupithecia fausta

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Eupithecia fausta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. fausta
Binomial name
Eupithecia fausta
Schaus, 1913 [1]

Eupithecia fausta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Costa Rica. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia fausta Schaus 1913". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupithecia fausta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 3, 2018.