Eupithecia assectata

Eupithecia assectata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. assectata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia assectata; Dietze, 1904[1]

Eupithecia assectata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Kashmir.^[2] It is found at altitudes between 2,350 and 3,750 meters.

It is a very variable species. The forewings vary from pale grey without a pattern to dark grey with very distinct blackish transverse lines on the forewings.

References

↑ Taxapad
↑ Mironov, V.G. & Ratzel, U., 2012: Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Nota lepidopterologica 35 (2): 197-231. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-11. .

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[1] Taxapad

[2] Mironov, V.G. & Ratzel, U., 2012: Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Nota lepidopterologica 35 (2): 197-231. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-11. .