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Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Piercia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Prout L. B., 1925)
Citation:Perizoma (?) artifex sp. nov.
Original genus:Perizoma
Publication:Prout L. B. 1925d. New species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the collections of the South African Museum.
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:19
Issue:4
Pagination:587–588; pl. 17, fig. 6
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40678138
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Piercia artifex (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) Holotype ♀ SAMC Holotype ♀, SAMC. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, iv.1918, leg. K. H. Barnard.
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype 1♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, iv.1918, leg. K. H. Barnard.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) Lesotho Prout L. B. 1925d. New species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the collections of the South African Museum. page 588 (as basutensis)
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) South Africa Eastern Cape Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 382
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) South Africa Western Cape Prout L. B. 1925d. New species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the collections of the South African Museum. page 587
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 164 (map)
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 164 (map)
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) South Africa Free State Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 164 (map)
Piercia artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) Zimbabwe Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 164
Piercia artifex artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) South Africa Western Cape Prout L. B. 1925d. New species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the collections of the South African Museum. page 588
Piercia artifex basutensis (Prout L.B., 1925) Lesotho Prout L. B. 1925d. New species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the collections of the South African Museum. page 588
Piercia artifex basutensis (Prout L.B., 1925) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal page ZSM
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Piercia artifex artifex (Prout L. B., 1925) (Prout L. B., 1925) subspecies Accepted Perizoma artifex artifex
Piercia artifex basutensis (Prout L.B., 1925) (Prout L.B., 1925) subspecies Accepted Perizoma artifex basutensis
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination