Eupithecia zekiyae
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| "Eupithecia deserticola" from California, photo by Robb Hannawacker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. zekiyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia zekiyae Koçak, 1986
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Eupithecia zekiyae is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by McDunnough (1946), although the authorship of the currently valid species name is Koçak, 1986 (see taxonomy).
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 22–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.
Range
[edit]Moths of this family are found in the desert regions of the south-western United States,[1] including Arizona, Nevada and California. [2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was initially described in Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini as Eupithecia deserticola McDunnough 1946.[1] The name entered into some electronic databases in this combination.[3] However, due to earlier use by Eupithecia deserticola Turati (1934)[4] as a different species from Libya, the name combination was then considered preoccupied for nomenclature. This led Clifford D. Ferris and Vladimir G. Mironov (2007)[5] establish Eupithecia jamesi Ferris & Mironov, 2007 as a replacement name making E. deserticola McDunnough a junior secondary homonym. However, Kemel & Koçak (2016)[6] clarify that a replacement name had already been previously published as Eupithecia zekiyae Koçak, 1986.[7] They treated Eupithecia jamesi Ferris & Mironov, 2007 as junior objective synonym of E. zekiyae Koçak, 1986, but can be more simply viewed as a superfluous replacement name. However, as of Aug. 2023, some websites continue to report the species under E. jamesi [8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McDunnough, J.H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ "Eupithecia zekiyae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
- ^ Turati, E. (1934). "Novità di Lepidopterologia in Cirenaica. iv". Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Milano. 73: 159–212.
- ^ Kemal, M.; Koçak, A.Ö. (2016). "Nomenclatural notes on the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". Cent. Ent. Stud., Misc. Pap. 161: 17–18.
- ^ Koçak, A.Ö. (1986). "More notes on the homonymy of the specific names of Lepidoptera". Priamus. 4 (1/2): 55–60.
- ^ "Eupithecia jamesi Ferris & Mironov, 2007". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links
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