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Eupithecia fletcherata

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Species of moth

Eupithecia fletcherata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. fletcherata
Binomial name
Eupithecia fletcherata
Taylor, 1907
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia promulgata Pearsall, 1909
  • Eupithecia dolorosata Pearsall, 1910

Eupithecia fletcherata, or Fletcher's larch looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae described by George Taylor in 1907. It is found in Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba) and the north-eastern parts of the United States (including Ohio and Missouri).

The species was named in honour of Dr. James Fletcher.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia fletcherata Taylor 1907". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. Taylor, Geo. W. (1907). "Description of Eupithecia fletcherata, a Geometrid Moth from Ottawa, New to Science". The Canadian Entomologist. 39: 385 – via Internet Archive.
Taxon identifiers
Eupithecia fletcherata


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