Scopula turbulentaria (Staudinger, 1870)

Wanke, Dominic, Hausmann, Axel, Lee, Kyung Min, Murillo-Ramos, Leidys, Sihvonen, Pasi & Rajaei, Hossein, 2023, Systematics and integrative taxonomic revision of the tribe Scopulini Duponchel, 1845 in Iran (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae), Zootaxa 5359 (1), pp. 1-96 : 26-27

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Scopula turbulentaria (Staudinger, 1870)
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Scopula turbulentaria (Staudinger, 1870) View in CoL

( Plate 6, Figs 9–14; Plate 16 View PLATE 16 , Fig. 2; Plate 24 View PLATE 24 , Fig. 3; Map 7)

Acidalia turbidaria var. turbulentaria Staudinger, 1870 . Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae, variis sermonibus in Rossia usitatis editae, 7: 151. Syntypes 1 ♁ 2 ♀ ( Greece, Attika).

Scopula turbidaria steinbacheri Prout, 1935 . In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde 4 (Supplememt): 36. Syntype (s) 15 ( Iran, Elburs Mts., Mazanderan, Sabatku, Darekeroudbar ) (NHMUK, examined). Valid at subspecific rank.

Synonymies (for more details on nomenclature see Scoble 1999 and Hausmann 2004): Craspedia collata Warren, 1901 ( Lebanon: Beirut); Craspedia habenata Warren, 1901 ( Lebanon: Beirut); Acidalia immutata var. syriacata Neuburger, 1904 ( Lebanon); Acidalia turbidaria syriturcica Wehrli, 1934 (ZFMK).

For the list of unavailable names, see Hausmann (2004).

Type material examined. Scopula turbidaria steinbacheri Syntype 1 ♁, Iran, Darekeroudbar, Sabatku , Mazandaran, Elburs Mts., 21.v.1931, F. Steinbacher, NHMUK 014173562 View Materials ; Syntype 1 ♁, same data, but 17.v.1931, NHMUK 014173563 View Materials , g. prep. NHMUK 010317469 View Materials ; Syntype 1 ♁, same data, but 23.vii.1931, NHMUK 014173564 View Materials , g. prep. NHMUK 010317470 View Materials ; all in NHMUK.

Additional material examined: 28 ♁/ ♀ (see appendix).

Diagnosis. Wingspan ♁ ♀ 18–23 mm. In Iran Scopula turbulentaria can externally be confused only with S. rubiginata , therefore characters are compared against this species. Ground colour ( Plate 6, Figs 9–14) variable beige or light ocher to darker ocher (variable, from light brown to orange brown in S. rubiginata ) (see Plate 6, Figs 7–14). In the male genitalia this species can be confused with S. rubiginata (see Plate 16 View PLATE 16 , Figs 1–2). In the female genitalia without triangular sclerite (with triangular sclerite attached to antrum in S. rubiginata ) (see Plate 24 View PLATE 24 , Figs 2–3).

Phenology. Bi- or trivoltine in Europe (Hausmann 2004). In the Levant, bivoltine, with the first generation from late April to early July and a second generation from late October to later November ( Hausmann et al. 2020). Investigated specimens in Iran were collected from March to October.

Biology. Food plants in Iran unknown. In Europe known to be a pest species on tobacco in southern Italy and reared on Plantago lanceolata ( Sannino & Espinosa 1999) . Pupation takes place in the ground (Hausmann 2004). In the Levant possibly polyphagous ( Hausmann et al. 2020).

Habitat. In Levant from - 400 m to 1000 m ( Hausmann et al. 2020). Investigated specimens in Iran were collected from 510 m to 2800 m.

Distribution. In Europe with East-Mediterranean distribution (Hausmann 2004). In Tunisia, Turkey and southern Transcaucasus and central and northern parts of Israel (Hausmann 2004; Hausmann et al. 2020). In Iran this species is represented by the subspecies S. turbulentaria steinbacheri distributed in the northern, western and southern parts (Map 7). Reported in the literature also for the provinces Azerbaijan-e Sharghi, Mazandaran and Tehran (Prout & Wehrli 1932–1953; Schwingenschuss 1939; Lehmann & Zahiri 2011).

DNA-barcoding. Nearest species: S. halimodendrata with 5.2 % (see Supplementary Table S1).

MAP 7. Distribution pattern of Scopula turbulentaria steinbacheri in Iran.

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Scopula

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