Eupithecia zekiyae
| Eupithecia zekiyae | |
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| File:Eupithecia deserticola -26216 Det. John L. Sperry Borrego, California. March 1946 Noel Crickmer (49550918892).jpg | |
| "Eupithecia deserticola" from California, photo by Robb Hannawacker | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | edit source]The wingspan is about 22–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.
Range
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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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External links
[edit | edit source]- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Eupithecia zekiyae at Wikispecies
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