A new species and a new record of Pero Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the Andes of southern Peru

Palacios, Carlos; Farfán, Jackie; Cerdeña, José; Lazo-Rivera, Ana; Parra, Luís E.; Vargas, Héctor A.

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“…of E. tarapaca was until a few years ago the only specimen reported in the scientific literature from above 3000 m in the northernmost part of Chile (Vojnits 1985(Vojnits , 1992(Vojnits , 1994Rindge 1987Rindge , 1991. In accordance with recent additions to other genera of Geometridae (Palacios et al 2020;Vargas 2021), the discovery of E. copaquillaensis sp. nov. confirms the need for further studies to characterize better the overlooked fauna of geometrid moths harbored by the high elevation environments of central Andes.…”

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A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

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2021

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Eupithecia copaquillaensissp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae, Eupitheciini) is described and illustrated. Adults of this new species were discovered using a light trap in the Copaquilla ravine, at about 2800 m elevation on the western slope of the Andes of northern Chile. The morphology of the genitalia of E. copaquillaensis resembles that of E. atacama (Vojnits, 1985), which is also Chilean. However, the shape of the smaller cornutus and the signa in the male and female genitalia respectively enable accurate differentiation of the two species. DNA barcodes are used to associate male and female E. copaquillaensis.

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A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

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2021

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Iridopsis socoromaensis sp. n., a geometrid moth (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

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2021

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Iridopsis Warren, 1894 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae: Boarmiini) is a New World moth genus mainly diversified in the Neotropical Region. It is represented in Chile by two described species, both from the Atacama Desert. Iridopsis socoromaensis sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae: Boarmiini) is described and illustrated from the western slopes of the Andes of northern Chile. Its larvae were found feeding on leaves of the Chilean endemic shrub Dalea pennellii (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. var. chilensis Barneby (Fabaceae). Morphological differences of I. socoromaensis sp. n. with the two species of the genus previously known from Chile are discussed. A DNA barcode fragment of I. socoromaensis sp. n. showed 93.7-94.3% similarity with the Nearctic I. sanctissima (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917). However, the morphology of the genitalia suggests that these two species are distantly related. The discovery of I. socoromaensis sp. n. highlights the need for additional surveys in underexplored areas to understand better the taxonomic diversity and evolutionary relationships of the mainly Neotropical moth genus Iridopsis.

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A new species and a new record of Pero Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the Andes of southern Peru

Cited by 2 publications

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A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

Iridopsis socoromaensis sp. n., a geometrid moth (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

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