Eupithecia zekiyae

Eupithecia zekiyae
"Eupithecia deserticola" from California, photo by Robb Hannawacker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. zekiyae
Binomial name
Eupithecia zekiyae
Koçak, 1986
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia deserticola McDunnough, 1946 (preocc. Turati, 1934)
  • Eupithecia jamesi Ferris & Mironov, 2007 (Superfluous replacement name)

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

The wingspan is about 22–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.

Range

Moths of this family are found in the desert regions of the south-western United States,[1] including Arizona, Nevada and California. [2]

Taxonomy

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Eupithecia zekiyae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia Curtis 1825". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Turati, E. (1934). "Novità di Lepidopterologia in Cirenaica. iv". Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Milano. 73: 159–212.
  5. ^ Ferris, C.D.; Mironov, V.D. (2007-10-26). "Replacement name for Eupithecia deserticola (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)". The Canadian Entomologist. 139 (1): 131–132. doi:10.4039/n06-067.
  6. ^ Kemal, M.; Koçak, A.Ö. (2016). "Nomenclatural notes on the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". Cent. Ent. Stud., Misc. Pap. 161: 17–18.
  7. ^ Koçak, A.Ö. (1986). "More notes on the homonymy of the specific names of Lepidoptera". Priamus. 4 (1/2): 55–60.
  8. ^ "Eupithecia jamesi Ferris & Mironov, 2007". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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