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Eupithecia fletcherata

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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[1]
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).[citation needed]

The species was named in honour of Dr. James Fletcher.[2]

References

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  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.