Eupithecia basurmanca
Eupithecia basurmanca is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Iran (Mazandaran).[2]
| Eupithecia basurmanca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. basurmanca |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia basurmanca Mironov & Ratzel, 2012[1] | |
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown. The hindwings are paler, ochreous brownish, darkened to the terminal area.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Basurmanca (or basurmanka), an old popular and literary Russian word, which means a woman adherent to a different faith (or also stranger per Russian history).
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
- Mironov, V. & U. Ratzel, 2012: New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. Abstract:
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