Eupithecia brandti is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Iran (Fars).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. brandti
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| Eupithecia brandti Ratzel & Mironov, 2012[1][failed verification]
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, but the medial area is darker, rather light brown with broad antemedial and postmedial transverse lines divided by a whitish medial fascia. The hindwings are paler, with a broad brownish yellow postmedial line and a light ochreous terminal area.
Etymology
editThe species is named in honour of the brothers Fred and Wilhelm Brandt.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "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: [1]
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