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| Eupithecia anfala & E. kurdistanica Khudhur, Mironov & Hausmann, 2025 |
Abstract
Based on the newly collected geometrid moths in Iraqi Kurdistan, two new geometrid species are described: Eupithecia anfala sp. n., and Eupithecia kurdistanica sp. n. Differential diagnoses and images of adult moths, male and female genitalia are presented. The status of E. kurdica Prout, 1938 has been elevated from the subspecies of E. irriguata (Hübner, 1813) to species rank based on both morphological and molecular evidences. Additionally, morphological and genetic data are presented to clarify the taxonomy of the species complex around E. unedonata Mabille, 1868.
Keywords: Genetic data, macro-moths, new taxa, pug moth
Eupithecia anfala sp. n.
Eupithecia kurdistanica sp. n.
Farhad A. Khudhur, Vladimir Mironov and Axel Hausmann. 2025. New geometrid Species of the Genus Eupithecia from Iraqi Kurdistan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Zoology in the Middle East. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2025.2459502
