Biology:Eupithecia broui
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. broui
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Eupithecia broui is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US states of Louisiana, Mississippi and coastal North Carolina.[3]
The length of the forewings is 9.5–10.5 mm for males and 9–10 mm for females. The forewings are gray, with numerous grayish-brown scales. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing in February, March and April.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Vernon A. Brou, a collector of Louisiana Lepidoptera.
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia broui Rindge 1985". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82857610.
- ↑ "910404.00 – 7479.1 – Eupithecia broui – Rindge, 1985". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7479.1. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana". American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/5276//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N2809.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
Wikidata ☰ Q13624460 entry
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