Eupithecia vicksburgi

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Eupithecia vicksburgi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. vicksburgi
Binomial name
Eupithecia vicksburgi
Rindge, 1985[1][2]

Eupithecia vicksburgi is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US state of Mississippi.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.5-9.5 mm for males and 7.5–8 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to April and again from September to October.

Etymology[edit]

The specific name is based on the type locality.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia vicksburgi Rindge 1985". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910322.00 – 7555.1 – Eupithecia vicksburgi – Rindge, 1985". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.