Identity of some recently described Lepidoptera from France-re-assessed with DNA barcodes and morphology Author Huemer, Peter Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges. m. b. H., Sammlungs- und Forschungszentrum, Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen, Krajnc-Str. 1, A- 6060 Hall, Austria Author Van Nieukerken, Erik J. 0000-0002-5721-1840 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, NL- 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5721 - 1840 Corresponding author. p. huemer @ tiroler-landesmuseen. at; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0630 - 545 X p.huemer@tiroler-landesmuseen.at text Zootaxa 2021 2021-03-09 4941 3 301 337 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.3.1 1175-5326 4595123 EAFCA1C4-7C08-487F-BA6E-DD74D0A33E19 Eudarcia prealpina Varenne & Nel, 2017 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.