Eupithecia fredi

Eupithecia fredi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. fredi
Binomial name
Eupithecia fredi
Mironov & Ratzel, 2012[1]

Eupithecia fredi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern Afghanistan.[2]

The wingspan is about 18–22.5 mm. The forewings are brownish grey and the hindwings are also brownish grey but lighter than the forewings.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of the German lepidopterologist Fred Brandt.

References

  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. .


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