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

By

Vargas, Héctor A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-10-25

Original Publication

Nature conservation

Volume

44

Pages

239--247

Subjects

DNA barcodes , Eupitheciini , geometrid moths , Larentiinae , Neotropical region

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2012-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.73247

 

Abstract

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.