An effective method for the close up photography of insect genitalia during dissection: a case study on the Lepidoptera [PDF]
Nota Lepidopterologica, 2018 Characters of male and female genitalia in insects in general, especially in Lepidoptera, are essential for species identification as they display extensive morphological variation.
Dominic Wanke, Hossein Rajaei
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Comparative Analysis of Lepidopteran Community Structure Using DNA Metabarcoding: Warm-Temperate Forest Versus Grass-Shrub Ecotones in Pangquangou National Nature Reserve. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study confirms that the method based on DNA metabarcoding qualifies as a cost‐efficient alternative to traditional approaches, as well as a better understanding for future assessment of insect diversity. ABSTRACT Lepidoptera is a widely geographically distributed insect order that plays crucial ecological roles in forest and grass‐shrub ecosystems
Wu L +9 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Semioscopis (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae), with description of a new species from China [PDF]
ZooKeysThis study describes Semioscopis sinicella Wang, Zhu & Xiao, sp. nov. of the genus Semioscopis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae) from China.
Jia-Xin Wang, Xiao-Ju Zhu, Yun-Li Xiao
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A new species of Elegia (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) from the Balkan Peninsula [PDF]
Nota Lepidopterologica, 2020 Elegia occultalis Plant, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) is described from the Balkans and compared with related species. Adults and male and female genitalia of the new species are illustrated.
Colin W. Plant +2 more
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The genus Agnathosia (Lepidoptera: Meessiidae) new to Japan, with a new record
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2022 Agnathosia obisagittalis Xiao & Li, 2011 (Lepidoptera: Meessiidae) was recorded from Japan for the first time. This is the first record of the genus from Japan. Photographs of the adult specimens and male genitalia were given.
Yohei Osada
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A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile [PDF]
Nota Lepidopterologica, 2021 Eupithecia copaquillaensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae, Eupitheciini) is described and illustrated. Adults of this new species were discovered using a light trap in the Copaquilla ravine, at about 2800 m elevation on the western slope
Héctor A. Vargas
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First record of Nola crambiformis Rebel, 1902 (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from the Russian Altai [PDF]
Check List, 2015 A little-known species of Lepidoptera, Nola crambiformis Rebel, 1902, is recorded in the Russian Altai for the first time. This is an easternmost known locality of the species.
Anton Volynkin
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Internal Morphology and Comparison between the Reproductive Systems of Solitary Carpenter Moth, Paropta paradoxa (Herrich-Schaffer) and Leopard Moth, Zeuzera pyrina (L.) (Lepidoptera :Cossidae). [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2016 Because of the economic importance of the solitary carpenter moth, Paropta paradoxa (Herrich-Schaffer) and leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina (L.) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) on grapevine, fig, apple, olive, pear trees, the male and female reproductive systems ...
Huda Ali, R. Solaiman
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A new Ericaceae-feeding species of Agonopterix (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae) from Japan
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2023 A new species of the genus Agonopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae), A. asebiella Arashima, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov., has been described in Japan.
Hazumu Arashima +3 more
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Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering, 1931 from China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae), P. sinensis sp. nov. and P. puera sp. nov., are described from China. The new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia, and compared with similar ...
Jun Wu, Alexey V. Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
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