Callipia rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904

Brehm, Gunnar, 2018, Revision of the genus Callipia Guenée, 1858 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), with the description of 15 new taxa, European Journal of Taxonomy 404, pp. 1-54 : 33-36

Callipia rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904

Figs 81–85 , 88–92 , 131–132

Callipia languescens Warren, 1904: 539 (confirmed junior synonym of rosetta , see Parsons et al. (1999) ( Figs 82 , 89 )

Assigned BIN: BOLD:AAI3925.

Diagnosis

Callipia rosetta is usually a rather small species. Some large specimens are provisionally included in C. rosetta (same BIN), but might turn out as different species if more data on the life history of the taxa become available. The spine-like process on the ventral margin of the valvae is well developed and larger than in augustae sp. nov. COI-barcode: the minimum observed distance to the genetically most similar (but not similar looking) species ( C.fulvida ) is 4.4%.

Type material

Originally described with two male as syntypes from Peru, [Pasco], Huancabamba , 1903 ( USNM). One of these males is designated as lectotype (C-0290 with GS-286, Figs 81 , 88 ).

PERU: ♂, holotype of C. languescens Warren, 1904 (confirmed junior synonym of rosetta ), [Pasco], Huancabamba, Cerro de Pasco , [E.] Böttger leg. ( NHM) ( Figs 82 , 89 ).

Other material examined

ECUADOR: 9 ♂♂, Napo, Cordillera Huacamayos, Rio Cedroyacu , 00°37′ S, 77°51′ W [incorrect coordinates], 2100 m, 7 Aug. 1996, Jan Hillman leg. ( CMNH, NHM, ZSM) ( C-0010 with GS-312, COI sequence 556 bp, BIN; C-0011 with GS-416, COI sequence 603 bp, BIN, Figs 83 , 92 ; C-0274 with GS-287; C-0275–0280 ); 2 ♂♂, Loja province, Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Cajanuma , 04.114° S, 79.175° W, 2897 m, 26 Mar. 2011, L. Lehner and M. Adams leg. ( PMJ, RCGB) ( ID 22359 with GS, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Figs 84 , 90 ; ID 22362 with GS, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Figs 85 , 91 ); 1 ♂, same data as previous, but 2916 m, G. Brehm leg. ( RCGB) ( ID 22316 , COI sequence 658 bp, BIN); 1 ♂, Zamora-Chinchipe, Reserva Biológica San Francisco , 03.995° S, 79.068° W, 2677 m, 31 Mar. 2011, G. Brehm leg. ( RCGB) ( ID 22580 ).

PERU: 1 ♂, [Huánuco or San Martín or western Loreto] Huallaga ( USNM) ( C-0292 ); 1 ♂, [Pasco], Huancabamba, 2000–3000 m ( SMF) ( C-0292 ); 1 ♂, [Pasco], Oxapampa ( ZSM) ( C-0032 ); 2 ♂♂, [Puno], Carabaya, Agualani ( SMF, USNM) ( C-0293 with GS-305, C-0296 ).

Description

Male as illustrated. Female unknown.

Distribution

Eastern Cordillera of Ecuador and Peru, 2100–3000 m.

Remarks

A living male is illustrated in Fig. 131 together with its habitat in Ecuador ( Fig. 132 ).

Figures

Figs81–87.Adultmoths(a=dorsalview;b=ventralview).81. Callipia rosetta Thierry-Mieg,1904,♂, lectotype(C-0290).82.C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg,1904,♂,holotypeoflanguescensWarren,1904(NHM). 83. C. rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂ (C-0011, COI data). 84. C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂ (ID 22359, COI data). 85. C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂ (ID 22362, COI data). 86. C. augustae sp. nov., ♀, paratype (C-0432). 87. C. augustae sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0056, COI data).

Figs88–93.Male genitalia(left=valves;right=aedeagus).88. Callipia rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904,♂, lectotype (C-0290). 89. C. rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904 (holotype of C. languescens Warren, 1904), ♂, holotype (NHM). 90. C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂ (ID 22359, COI data). 91. C.rosetta Thierry- Mieg, 1904, ♂ (ID 22362, COI data). 92. C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂ (C-0011, COI data). 93. C. augustae sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0056, COI data).

Figs 131–138. Living specimens and habitats. 131. Callipia rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂, Ecuador, Loja province, Podocarpus National Park, Cajanuma, 2897 m, 26 Mar. 2011. The specimen was attracted to light and benumbed. 132. Elfin forests are a habitat of C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904 and C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., Ecuador, Loja province, Podocarpus National Park, Cajanuma, 3000 m, 30 Jan. 2013. 133. C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., ♀, Ecuador, Loja province, Podocarpus National Park, Cerro Toledo, 2938 m, 27. Feb. 2013. The specimen was attracted to light and benumbed. 134. Habitat (elfin forest) of C.walterfriedlii sp. nov. at Cerro Toledo. 135. C. augustae sp. nov., ♂, Peru, Cusco province, Wayqecha station, 2900 m, 26 Aug. 2016. The specimen was collected at night, trapped, photographed and released the next morning. 136. Habitat of C. augustae sp. nov. and Callipia sp. near Wayqecha station.137. C. augustae sp. nov., ♂, Peru, Cusco province, road Wayqecha–Pillcopata, 2284m,23Aug.2016.Thespecimen wasattractedtoUVlightand triedtotakeup fluid(seeproboscis). 138.Callipia sp.atWayqechastation,4Sep.2016.ThisspecimenwasattractedtoUVlight, but escaped into the vegetation when disturbed.