''Eupithecia dearmata'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

. It is found in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Adults have dull grey wings with a large number of scattered dark scales and a wing span of 14–15 mm.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Karl Dietze in genus ''

Eupithecia ''Eupithecia'' is the largest genus of moths of the family Geometridae, and the namesake and type genus of tribe Eupitheciini. Species in the genus are, like those of other genera in the tribe, commonly known as pugs. The genus is highly specios ...

'', though he mentioned the possibility that it might instead belong to genus ''

Gymnoscelis ''Gymnoscelis'', the pugs, is a large genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Paul Mabille in 1868. Description Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint clothed with hair and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Third ...

'', to which it was later transferred. In 2013, it was however restored to its original genus by Vladimir Mironov, whose placement has been followed by subsequent authors.

References

Moths described in 1904 Eupithecia Insects of Turkey {{Eupithecia-stub