Eupithecia broui is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1985. It is found in the US states of Louisiana, Mississippi and coastal North Carolina.[3]
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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. broui
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The length of the forewings is 9.5–10.5 mm for males and 9–10 mm for females. The forewings are gray, with numerous grayish-brown scales. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing in February, March and April.
Etymology
editThe species is named in honor of Vernon A. Brou, a collector of Louisiana Lepidoptera.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia broui Rindge 1985". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ "910404.00 – 7479.1 – Eupithecia broui – Rindge, 1985". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Rindge, Frederick H. (February 19, 1985). "The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2809): 1–18.
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