''Eutrepsia'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...
first described by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). ...
in 1855.
Species
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Eutrepsia inconstans''
(Geyer, 1837) Mexico
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Eutrepsia lithosiata''
(Guenée, 1857) probably Brazil
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Eutrepsia dispar''
(Walker, 1854) Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua
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Eutrepsia striatus''
(H. Druce, 1885) Guatemala
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Eutrepsia secreta''
(Walker, 865
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Events
By place Europe
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Mexico, Guatemala
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Eutrepsia pacilius''
(H. Druce, 1885) Guatemala
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Eutrepsia primulina''
(Butler & H. Druce, 1872) Costa Rica
References
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Geometridae
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