Eupithecia peckorum

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Eupithecia peckorum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. peckorum
Binomial name
Eupithecia peckorum
Heitzman & Enns, 1977[1][2]

Eupithecia peckorum, or Peck's pug moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Roger L. Heitzman and Wilbur R. Enns in 1977. It is found in the United States in eastern Texas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.3-9.2 mm.[4]

Etymology

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The species is named in honor of araneologist Dr. and Mrs. William B. Peck of Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg.[5]

References

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