Eupithecia basurmanca

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

Eupithecia basurmanca is a moth in the family Geometridae. 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[edit]

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[edit]

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