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Eupithecia zekiyae

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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

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

Range

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

Taxonomy

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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

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  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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