Eupithecia fosteri

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Eupithecia fosteri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. fosteri
Binomial name
Eupithecia fosteri
Vojnits, 1983 [1]

Eupithecia fosteri is a moth in the family Geometridae.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia fosteri Vojnits 1983". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.