Scopula adelpharia (Püngeler, 1894)
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Scopula adelpharia (Püngeler, 1894) |
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Scopula adelpharia (Püngeler, 1894) View in CoL
( Plate 8, Figs 10–13; Plate 18 View PLATE 18 , Fig. 4; Plate 26 View PLATE 26 , Fig. 2; Map 9)
Acidalia adelpharia Püngeler, 1894 . Stettiner entomologische Zeitung, 55 (1–3): 76. Syntypes 2 ♁, 3 ♀ ( Palestine: Jericho ). Scopula adelpharia pharaonis Sterneck, 1933 . Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologischen Vereins, 18: 9. Holotype
( Egypt: Cairo). Valid at subspecific rank.
Material examined: 6 ♁/ ♀ (see appendix).
Diagnosis. Wingspan ♁ ♀ 14–16 mm. Ground colour yellowish-beige ( Plate 8, Figs 10–13). In Iran, Scopula adelpharia can externally be confused only with S. minorata and S. lactarioides , but the genitalia of these three species are characteristic and can be used for species identification.
In the male genitalia 8th sternite with right ceras long, left ceras short and curved (left ceras long, right ceras short in S. minorata ; both cerata long in S. lactarioides ) (see Plate 18 View PLATE 18 , Figs 3–4; Plate 19 View PLATE 19 , Fig. 1).
In the female genitalia antrum with half-moon-shaped sclerite (with an oval sclerite, apically notched in S. minorata ; with small rounded sclerite in in S. lactarioides ). Signum weakly developed, elongated and narrow (oval in S. minorata ; absent S. lactarioides ) (see Plate 26 View PLATE 26 , Figs 1–2, 5).
Phenology. Plurivoltine species, generally active in all months of the year ( Hausmann et al. 2020). Investigated specimens in Iran were collected in March.
Biology. Polyphagous, larva feeding on species of different families (e.g., Fabaceae , Asteraceae , Rosaceae ) ( Wiltshire 1990, Hausmann et al. 2020).
Habitat. In Israel from - 400 m to 1100 m ( Hausmann et al. 2020). Investigated specimens in Iran were collected in 50 m.
Distribution. Distributed in the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, Sokotra, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Mali and Tanzania ( Hausmann et al. 2020). In Iran distributed in the southeastern parts (see Map 9) and has been reported in the literature also for southern Iran ( Prout 1912 –1915; Wiltshire 1980)
DNA-barcoding. Nearest species: S. rhodinaria (Rebel, 1907) with 8.0 % (see Supplementary Table S1).
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