Eupithecia peckorum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. peckorum
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Eupithecia peckorum, or Peck's pug moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Roger L. Heitzman and Wilbur R. Enns in 1977. It is found in the United States in eastern Texas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana.[3]
The length of the forewings is 8.3-9.2 mm.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named in honor of araneologist Dr. and Mrs. William B. Peck of Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg.[5]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Eupithecia peckorum.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns 1977". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ "910299.00 – 7453 – Eupithecia peckorum – Peck's Pug Moth – Heitzman & Enns, 1977". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.
- ^ Eiseman, Charley (November 27, 2013). "Species Eupithecia peckorum - Peck's Pug Moth - Hodges#7453". BugGuide. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Descriptions of a New Species of Eupithecia and the male of E. cocoata Pearsall (Geometridae)
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