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Ypsolopha chicoi sp. n., the second representative of the widespread micromoth genus Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) from the Andes of northern Chile [PDF]
The largest number of species of the widespread and highly diverse micromoth genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Ypsolophidae) is known from the Northern Hemisphere.
Héctor Vargas
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Variation in the genitalia of the butterfly Maniola jurtina (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae) [PDF]
The genilalia of animals, particularly insects, are extremely useful taxonomic characters, for they are highly conserved within species yet generally diverge rapidly during specialion: often the only reliable means of separating sibling species is via the morphology of the genilalia.
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The genus Agnathosia (Lepidoptera: Meessiidae) new to Japan, with a new record
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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Physical and Behavioral Adaptations to Prevent Overheating of the Living Wings of Butterflies [PDF]
The wings of Lepidoptera contain a matrix of living cells whose function requires appropriate temperatures. However, given their small thermal capacity, wings can overheat rapidly in the sun. Here we analyze butterfly wings across a wide range of simulated environmental conditions, and find that regions containing living cells are maintained at cooler ...
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A new Stenoloba Staudinger species from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Bryophilinae)
A new species of Stenoloba, S. viridicollar sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) is described from Sichuan, China. Illustrations of adults and the genitalia of both sexes are provided. A diagnostic comparison is made with Stenoloba rufosagitta Kononenko &
Oleg Pekarsky
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Studies on the genitalia of some syntomid moths (Lepidoptera) from northwestern India
Rachita Sood, H.S. Rose, A. Prabhuraj
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A new species of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera: Chlidanotinae: Polyorthini), Isotrias penedana sp. n., is described. The new species was collected in Serra da Peneda, in the Peneda-Gerês National Park located in the north-western region of Portugal.
P. Trematerra
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The taxonomy of the Neotropical Carcharodini genus Viuria Grishin, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) is presented. Two new species are described: Viuria inanna sp. nov.
Ricardo Russo Siewert+3 more
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In 2006 the U.S. National Park Service initiated a long term study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico. Schinia poguei sp. n., described here, was discovered in 2007, the second year of the study.
Eric Metzler, Gregory Forbes
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Automated Visual Monitoring of Nocturnal Insects with Light-based Camera Traps [PDF]
Automatic camera-assisted monitoring of insects for abundance estimations is crucial to understand and counteract ongoing insect decline. In this paper, we present two datasets of nocturnal insects, especially moths as a subset of Lepidoptera, photographed in Central Europe.
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