Biology:Eupithecia pettyioides

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupithecia pettyioides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. pettyioides
Binomial name
Eupithecia pettyioides
Martin Krüger (es), 1999[1][2]/2000[3]

Eupithecia pettyioides is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2][3] It is found in Lesotho[1][2][3] and South Africa.[3] The specific name pettyioides refers to its similarity to Eupithecia pettyi.[1]

The forewing length is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) for males and 10 mm (0.39 in) for males.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Krüger, M. (1999). "The genus Eupithecia Curtis in Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Metamorphosis 10 (4): 157–182 [163]. https://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/690/Metamorphosis%20Vol%2010(4)%20153-196.pdf. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia pettyioides Krüger, 1999". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/185410/taxon/8219. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Eupithecia pettyioides Krüger, 2000". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EUPIPETY. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13624538 entry