Eupithecia weigti

Eupithecia weigti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. weigti
Binomial name
	Eupithecia weigti; Mironov & Ratzel, 2012[1]

Eupithecia weigti is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Vladimir G. Mironov and Ulrich Ratzel in 2012. It is found in Syria.[2]

The wingspan is about 16.5 millimetres (0.65 in). The ground colour of the forewings is ash grey with distinct, narrow, blackish-brown transverse lines. The hindwings are paler, whitish grey.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of German specialist on Eupitheciini Mr. Hans-Joachim Weigt (Schwerte).

References

Fauna Europaea Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
"New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2013.

External links

Data related to Eupithecia weigti at Wikispecies

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[1] Fauna Europaea Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "New species of Eupithecia Curtis (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from Syria" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2013.