Eupithecia fletcherata

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Eupithecia fletcherata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. fletcherata
Binomial name
Eupithecia fletcherata
Taylor, 1907 [1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia promulgataPearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia dolorosataPearsall, 1910

Eupithecia fletcherata, or Fletcher's larch looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae described by George Taylor in 1907. It is found in Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba) and the north-eastern parts of the United States (including Ohio and Missouri).[ citation needed ]

The species was named in honour of Dr. James Fletcher. [2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia fletcherata Taylor 1907". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. Taylor, Geo. W. (1907). "Description of Eupithecia fletcherata, a Geometrid Moth from Ottawa, New to Science". The Canadian Entomologist. 39: 385 via Internet Archive.