Eupithecia turkmena

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Eupithecia turkmena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. turkmena
Binomial name
Eupithecia turkmena
Mironov, 1989 [1]

Eupithecia turkmena is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Turkmenistan. [2]

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.

Turkmenistan Country in Central Asia

Turkmenistan, formerly known as Turkmenia, officially the Republic of Turkmenistan, is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. The population of the country is 5.6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics and one of the most sparsely populated in Asia.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia turkmena Mironov 1989". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum