Eupithecia herczigi

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Eupithecia herczigi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. herczigi
Binomial name
Eupithecia herczigi

Eupithecia herczigi is a moth in the family Geometridae that is endemic to Thailand. [2]

The wingspan is about 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in). The forewings are dirty white with four to five brown blotches and the hindwings are dark brown.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
  2. Mironov, V.G.; A.C. Galsworthy; Y. Katsumi (2009). "A survey of the genus Euptithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part 1". 60 (2). Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan: 93–116.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)