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Eupithecia truschi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eupithecia

Eupithecia truschi is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in central Iran (Markazi and Esfahan).

The wingspan is 15.5–19 mm. The forewings are bright ochreous orange with broad, dark blackish brown transverse lines. The hindwings are paler, whitish in the costal part and darker, bright ochreous orange in the anal and terminal parts.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of the geometrid specialist Robert Trusch.

References

Eupithecia truschi Wikipedia