Eupithecia truschi

Eupithecia truschi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. truschi
Binomial name
	Eupithecia truschi; Ratzel & Mironov, 2012[1]

Eupithecia truschi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in central Iran (Markazi and Esfahan).[2]

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

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
Mironov, V.; Ratzel, U. (2012). "New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3580: 56–68.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.

[2] Mironov, V.; Ratzel, U. (2012). "New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3580: 56–68.