Eupithecia peckorum explained

Eupithecia peckorum, or Peck's pug moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Roger L. Heitzman and Wilbur R. Enns in 1977. It is found in the United States in eastern Texas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 8.3-9.2 mm.^[2]

Etymology

The species is named in honor of araneologist Dr. and Mrs. William B. Peck of Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Rindge . Frederick H. . February 19, 1985 . The Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Mississippi and Louisiana . American Museum Novitates . 2809 . 1–18.
2. Web site: Eiseman . Charley . November 27, 2013 . Species Eupithecia peckorum - Peck's Pug Moth - Hodges#7453 . BugGuide . April 29, 2019.
3. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:bb2m9nOLCIUJ:lepidopteraresearchfoundation.org/journals/16/PDF16/16-075.pdf+Eupithecia+cocoata&hl=nl&gl=nl&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi8uHIjo3oD8Kfn4ZCnpcqFcc6OI_CEiS18UB7pFet-iJGmqElXCd_LFCpWybwtnrVOOrYO37E886Ehe4_oIMBL3BoA9WXOg1aPXIFlx41KxfHWbvswJ2i1P0T2emmFhwTV-iDW&sig=AHIEtbTkUOiTROte4ivOlNB16L8ZrIhM0A Descriptions of a New Species of Eupithecia and the male of E. cocoata Pearsall (Geometridae)