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Eupithecia liqalaneng

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ13624501 ↗
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Eupithecia liqalaneng is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. It is named after its type locality, Likalaneng.

The forewing length is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) for males and 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in) for females.

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This entry incorporates text from “Eupithecia liqalaneng” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.