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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 4: 29 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.11
Page range: 597-600
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of the genus Idaea Treitschke, 1825 from Yunnan, China (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; No.1; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing; China; 100101.; Institute of Xizang Plateau Ecology; Xizang Agricultural & Animal Husbandry University; Linzhi; Xizang 860000; China.
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; No.1; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing; China; 100101.
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; No.1; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing; China; 100101.
Lepidoptera Barcoding morphology Sterrhinae taxonomy

Abstract

A new species, Idaea yunnanaura sp. nov., closely related to the European species Idaea ochrata (Bright wave), is described from Yunnan, China. The species is supported by both molecular and morphological data. Diagnoses and illustrations of the adult morphology and genitalia are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Wen, B., Han, H. & Cheng, R. (2026) A new species of the genus Idaea Treitschke, 1825 from Yunnan, China (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Zootaxa, 5752 (4), 597–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.11