Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977 is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977

Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977

Peck's pug moth (Eupithecia peckorum) is a Geometridae moth found in four U.S. states, described in 1977.

Family
Genus
Eupithecia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977

Eupithecia peckorum, commonly known as Peck's pug moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species was first formally described by Roger L. Heitzman and Wilbur R. Enns in 1977. Within the United States, it can be found in eastern Texas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The forewings of this moth measure between 8.3 and 9.2 millimeters in length.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Eupithecia

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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