''Eupithecia brandti'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Geometridae. It is found in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

(Fars)., 2012: New species of the genus ''Eupithecia'' Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. ''Zootaxa'' 3580: 56-68. Abstract

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is about 17 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, but the medial area is darker, rather light brown with broad antemedial and postmedial transverse lines divided by a whitish medial fascia. The hindwings are paler, with a broad brownish yellow postmedial line and a light ochreous terminal area.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of the brothers Fred and Wilhelm Brandt.

References

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