The foxglove pug, Eupithecia pulchellata, is a member of the family Geometridae, the inchworms.
“…Identification of a specimen as part of genus Eupithecia is generally easy, but identifying the exact species is difficult and often reliant on examination of the dissected genitals.”
Eupithecia means good ape; “eu-” is a Latin prefix meaning good, well, or genuine, and “pithecus” is Greek for monkey or ape. Pulchellata means beautiful.
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The foxglove pug, Eupithecia pulchellata, is a member of the family Geometridae, the inchworms.
“…Identification of a specimen as part of genus Eupithecia is generally easy, but identifying the exact species is difficult and often reliant on examination of the dissected genitals.”
Eupithecia means good ape; “eu-” is a Latin prefix meaning good, well, or genuine, and “pithecus” is Greek for monkey or ape. Pulchellata means beautiful.