Eudarcia prealpina Varenne & Nel, 2017

Huemer, Peter & Van Nieukerken, Erik J., 2021, Identity of some recently described Lepidoptera from France-re-assessed with DNA barcodes and morphology, Zootaxa 4941 (3), pp. 301-337 : 308

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EAFCA1C4-7C08-487F-BA6E-DD74D0A33E19
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4595167
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC87D5-B255-DF08-FF36-FE4DFE26880A
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Eudarcia prealpina Varenne & Nel, 2017
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Eudarcia (Meessia) prealpina Varenne & Nel 2017a: 48 , figs. 5–6, 8a, 9b, 10a, 11.

Examined material. Holotype Ƌ: France, Alpes-Maritimes , Malaussène, 250 m, e.l., 24.V.2016, Th. Varenne leg., genitalia slide TV n°5832 ( RCTV).

BOLD Specimen ID TLMF Lep 28220; BOLD Sequence ID PALEA210-20.

BIN: BOLD:ADI8760

Identity: Eudarcia prealpina Varenne & Nel, 2017 , possible synonym of E. palanfreella Baldizzone & Gaedike, 2004 .

Remarks. Eudarcia prealpina was described from a male holotype and three female paratypes and compared with the similar E. palanfreella Baldizzone & Gaedike, 2004 (Varenne & Nel 2017). According to Gaedike (2019) the species status is doubtful with only subtle genital differences. The DNA barcode of the successfully sequenced holotype does not match any other species of the genus Eudarcia in BOLD, but, unfortunately, no barcode of E. palanfreella exists so far.