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Eupithecia karenae

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Eupithecia karenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. karenae
Binomial name
Eupithecia karenae
Leuschner, 1966[1][2]

Eupithecia karenae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in coastal California and Arizona.

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are rich golden or red brown. The hindwings are paler.[3] It was the first new species identified by the hobby Lepidopterist Ronald Leuschner, and named for his eldest daughter, Karen.

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