Eupithecia herczigi

Eupithecia herczigi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. herczigi
Binomial name
Eupithecia herczigi

Eupithecia herczigi is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to Thailand.[1] It is named for Béla Herczig, Hungarian lepidopterologist who collected the holotype.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in) for females. The forewings are dirty white with four to five brown blotches and the hindwings are dark brown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mironov, V. & Galsworthy, A. C. (2009). "A survey of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part I". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 60 (2): 93–116 [113]. doi:10.18984/lepid.60.2_93.
  2. 1 2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Eupithecia herczigi Mironov & Galsworthy, 2009". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 24 May 2026.