Eupithecia achyrdaghica

Eupithecia achyrdaghica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. achyrdaghica
Binomial name
	Eupithecia achyrdaghica; Wehrli, 1929[1]

Eupithecia achyrdaghica is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Eugen Wehrli in 1929. It is found in Turkey and Syria.[2]

Wehrli gave a wingspan of 16–17 mm.[3] He described the forewings as a light, whitish grey marked with fine black dotting and interrupted black lines and the hindwings as similar but with a somewhat brighter costa.[2]

References

Fauna Europaea
Mironov, Vladimir; Ratzel, Ulrich (2012). "New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria". Nota Lepidopterologica. Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica. 35 (1). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
Wehrli, Eugen (1929). "Zwei neue Eupithecien aus der Ausbeute des Herrn E. Pieiifer, München, aus dem Taurus (Lepidoptera Geometridae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 19: 327–328. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[Mironov-Ratzel-2012-2] Mironov, Vladimir; Ratzel, Ulrich (2012). "New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria". Nota Lepidopterologica. Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica. 35 (1). Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[Wehrli-1929-3] Wehrli, Eugen (1929). "Zwei neue Eupithecien aus der Ausbeute des Herrn E. Pieiifer, München, aus dem Taurus (Lepidoptera Geometridae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 19: 327–328. Retrieved 21 January 2023.