Geometridae
91a0410 –
7299 Pterocypha defensata
Walker, 1862
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| Synonymy: |
defensata Walker, 1862 (Pterocypha); TL: "St. Domingo".aristata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) (Larentia); TL: Cuba.artificata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) (Larentia); TL: Cuba.australata (Hulst, 1886) (Azelina); TL: Florida.bowreyi (Butler, 1878) (Calliscotus); TL: Jamaica.decertaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) (Larentia); TL: Cuba.emanata Möschler, 1886 (Pterocypha); TL: Jamaicafloridata (Walker, [1863]) (Phibalapteryx); TL: East Florida.inangulata Warren, 1895 (Pterocypha); TL: Jamaicasubgaliata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) (Larentia); TL: Cuba. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Pterocypha defensata Walker, 1862: Being uncertain of the true identity of defensata Walker, Ferguson (in Hodges et al. (1983)) listed “defensata Wik., 1862, indent. uncert.” as a synonym of P. floridata (Walker, [1863]), as opposed to listing defensata as a misidentification of floridata or including floridata as a junior synonym of the older name, defensata. Subsequent authors would erroneously include defensata as a synonym of floridata. To clear up the error of priority, Becker & Miller (2002) proposed defensata Walker, 1862, "revised status”, as the valid name. However, DNA barcode does not appear to support this synonymy, and it is unclear if floridata and defensata were actually ever formally synonymized. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD)
- Becker V.O. & S.E. Miller, 2002. The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: A survey of efficient colonizers (Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 56(1): 41.
- Butler, A.G., 1878. On a small Collection of Lepidoptera from Jamaica. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1878(3): 486.
- Herrich-Schäffer, 1870. Die Schmetterlinge der Insel Cuba. Correspondenz-blatt des Zoologisch-mineralogischen Vereins in Regensburg, 24: 189 (decertaria, subgaliata, anguinata), 190 (artificata).
- Hulst, G.D., 1886. New species and varieties of Geometridae. Entomologica Americana, 1(11): 205.
- Möschler, H.B., 1886. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Jamaica. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 14(3): 73.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Walker, F., 1862 [1863]. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 26: 1719 (floridata).
- Walker, F., 1862. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 25: 1366 (defensata).
- Warren, W., 1895. New species and genera of Geometridae in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae, 2: 118.
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