Rediscovering a species not seen for a hundred years, Stathmopoda tacita (Meyrick, 1913) (Lepidoptera, Stathmopodidae), with its unusual fern-spore-feeding life history [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Despite being the second largest group of vascular plants, ferns are scarcely reported being fed by insects when compared to angiosperms. Within these fern-feeding insects, lepidopterans are poorly represented and are restricted only to specific groups ...
Zong-Yu Shen, Yu-Feng Hsu
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The First Neotropical Record of the Genus Urodeta (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) with Keys to the World Species and a Description of a New Species from Honduras [PDF]
InsectsThe genus Urodeta Stainton (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) is recorded for the first time from the Neotropical region, with the description of a new species, Urodeta inerme sp. nov., from Honduras.
Virginijus Sruoga
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Using DNA barcoding to improve invasive pest identification at U.S. ports-of-entry. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Interception of potential invasive species at ports-of-entry is essential for effective biosecurity and biosurveillance programs. However, taxonomic assessment of the immature stages of most arthropods is challenging; characters for identification are ...
Mary J L Madden +5 more
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Convergent Evolution of Wingbeat-Powered Anti-Bat Ultrasound in the Microlepidoptera
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Bats and moths provide a textbook example of predator-prey evolutionary arms races, demonstrating adaptations, and counter adaptations on both sides. The evolutionary responses of moths to the biosonar-led hunting strategies of insectivorous bats include
Liam Joseph O’Reilly +4 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2023 Se redescribe la especie Doina asperula Clarke, 1978; se entregan fotografías de las estructuras genitales del macho y nuevos registros geográficos.
Francisco Urra
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Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2023 A list of 143 species of Microlepidoptera from 27 families is provided, compiled based on the results of processing materials collected in 2021−2022; all species are recorded for the first time for the territory of South Ossetia.
Sergey Yu. Sinev +5 more
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Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023 Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794) is reported for the first time from Bulgaria. The species was found on Spinacia oleracea in Vinarovo Village, Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria. Set moth and female genitalia are illustrated.
Tsvetomir Tsvetanov, Boyan Zlatkov
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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2023 The present study is aimed to report on Zimmermannia as new to Korean insect fauna including three species: Z. admiranda (Puplesis, 1984), Z. amani (Svensson, 1966), and Z. sivickisi (Puplesis, 1984).
Young-Min Shin +3 more
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Microlepidoptera of Omsk Region (Russia). Communication 2. Families: Eriocraniidae, Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, Adelidae, Prodoxidae, Incurvariidae, Psychidae, Tineidae, Roeslerstammiidae, Bucculatricidae, Yponomeutidae, Argyresthiidae, Plutellidae, Acrolepiidae, Glyphipterigidae, Ypsolophidae, Lyonetiidae, Bedelliidae, Elachistidae, Parametriotidae, Scythrididae, Momphidae, Blastobasidae, Batrachedridae, Cosmopterigidae, Epermeniidae, Choreutidae [PDF]
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2021 The second сommunication on the Microlepidoptera fauna of Omsk Region of Russia includes information about 115 species. Most part of them is new to the regional fauna.
Sergey Yu. Sinev, Svyatoslav A. Knyazev
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Additions to the Catalogue of Lepidoptera of Omsk Region. Pyraloidea.
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2023 The list of 19 species of Pyraloid moths new to the fauna of Omsk Region is given. 13 of them are new to the West Siberia and 5 are recorded from the Asian part of Russia for the first time, namely, Insalebria serraticornella (Zeller, 1839 ...
Svyatoslav A. Knyazev, Sergey Yu. Sinev
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