A new species of Ithome Chambers (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiinae) from the Atacama Desert revealed by morphology and DNA barcodes

Morphology and DNA barcode sequences were used to assess the taxonomic status of a micro-moth of the genus Ithome Chambers, 1875 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiinae), whose larvae feed on inflorescences of Prosopis tamarugo Phil. (Fabaceae), a tree native to the Pampa del...

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Main Authors: Sebastián Espinoza-Donoso, Dante Bobadilla, Wilson Huanca-Mamani, Marcelo Vargas-Ortiz, Héctor A. Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47562/download/pdf/