Hagnagora discordata ( Guenee [1858])

Brehm, Gunnar, 2015, Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus, ZooKeys 537, pp. 131-156 : 146

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Geometridae

Hagnagora discordata ( Guenee [1858]) Figs 31, 32

Type locality.

[Chile], Valparaíso [possibly incorrect locality].

Remarks.

The oldest described Hagnagora species, assigned by Guenée to Scordylia Gn (= Heterusia ).

Type locality

Given as Valparaíso, [Chile], requires confirmation. The cool-dry climate of this Chilean lowland region differs strongly from the wet montane habitats where other Hagnagora species are typically found.

Distribution.

Apart from the doubtful type locality in Chile, recently collected specimens were sampled in Santa Catarina, Brazil (27°S), at elevations of 1300 m a.s.l.

Diagnosis.

Both discordata and ephestris show a pronounced yellow blotch on the hindwings that is absent in luteoradiata . The yellow transversal band on the forewing is narrower than in ephestris , and it does not reach the outer margin of the wing. The yellow blotch on the hindwing is much broader than in Hagnagora discordata . COI barcode: The minimum observed distance of Brazilian Hagnagora discordata is 2.3% to Hagnagora luteoradiata from Costa Rica and 2.6% to Hagnagora luteoradiata from Ecuador. These short distances suggest a relatively young split within this species clade.