Taxonomy and biology of two seed-parasitic gracillariid moths (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), with description of one new species

Authors: Hu, Bingbing DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.83.783 Published: Jan. 1, 2011 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Lepidoptera · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

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A new species and a new record species of the gracillariid moths from China are reported: Conopomorpha flueggella Li, sp. n. and Epicephala relictella Kuznetzov, 1979. The specimens were collected on flowers or fruits as well as leaves of Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) at night, and reared from fruits in captivity. Larvae of both species feed on the seeds of F. suffruticosa. Morphology of the eggs, larvae, pupae, and the life history are described. Images of the life history and figures of the genital structures are provided.

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