Eupithecia Basurmanca
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''Eupithecia basurmanca'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Iran (Mazandaran)., 2012: New species of the genus ''Eupithecia'' Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. ''Zootaxa'' 3580: 56-68. Abstract

/ref> The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown. The hindwings are paler, ochreous brownish, darkened to the terminal area.


Etymology

The species name is derived from ''Basurmanca'' (or ''basurmanka''), an old popular and literary Russian word, which means a woman adherent to a different faith (or also stranger per Russian history).


References

Moths described in 2012 basurmanca Moths of the Middle East {{Eupithecia-stub