Eupithecia basurmanca

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

Eupithecia basurmanca is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Iran (Mazandaran).[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown. The hindwings are paler, ochreous brownish, darkened to the terminal area.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Basurmanca (or basurmanka), an old popular and literary Russian word, which means a woman adherent to a different faith (or also stranger per Russian history).

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Mironov, V. & U. Ratzel, 2012: New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. Abstract:


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