Abstract
A new Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) species in the fletcherata group; Eupithecia nemrutica sp. n. is described from Turkey. Male and female adults, genitalia and habitats of the species are illustrated. The species is compared with Eupithecia jizlensis muelleri Hausmann, 1991.
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