Pima

Hulst, 1888

Species Guides

Pima albiplagiatella(White-edged Pima Moth)
Pima albocostalis
Pima boisduvaliella(Silver-edged Knot-horn)
Pima fosterella(snout moth)
Pima granitella(snout moth)
Pima occidentalis(snout moth)

Pima is a of snout moths in the Pyralidae, Phycitinae, and tribe Phycitini. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1888. The genus is part of the diverse snout moth fauna, with approximately 550 observations recorded on iNaturalist. Members of this genus are found in northern Europe, with confirmed distribution records from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pima boisduvaliella1 by Marko Mutanen, University of Oulu. Used under a Copyrighted free use license.

Pima (10.3897-zookeys.975.56763) Figures 3–6 by Yang L, Ren Y (2020) A new species of Pima Hulst, 1888 from China (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae), with a key to Holarctic species. ZooKeys 975: 111-124.. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pima boisduvaliella by Marko Mutanen, University of Oulu. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pima: /ˈpaɪmə/

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Distribution

Confirmed distribution records from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden based on GBIF data. The has not been documented from the Americas despite the shared name with Pima County, Arizona.

Misconceptions

The name 'Pima' is shared with the Pima people (Akimel O'odham) of Arizona and Sonora, as well as various geographic locations in the southwestern United States including Pima County, Arizona. This has led to potential confusion in literature searches, where references to 'Pima' in an entomological context may retrieve information about southwestern U.S. insects rather than this European snout moth genus. The genus Pima is not associated with the Sonoran Desert or southwestern North America .

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Taxonomic Note

The Pima belongs to the tribe Phycitini within the Phycitinae. This placement distinguishes it from other snout moth lineages. The genus was established in the late 19th century by American entomologist George Duryea Hulst, though the themselves appear to be primarily Palearctic in distribution.

Nomenclatural Coincidence

The shared name between this European and the peoples and places of the southwestern United States is purely coincidental. Researchers should verify that sources referring to 'Pima' in entomological contexts are discussing the moth genus rather than insects collected in Pima County, Arizona, or associated with Pima Indian Reservation lands.