A new genus and species of leaf-mining moth from the French Alps, Mercantouria neli gen. n., sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)

Abstract The Alps are a hotspot of biodiversity in Europe with many Lepidoptera species still to be discovered. Here we describe a new gracillariid genus and species, Mercantouria neli gen. n. and sp. n. The morphology of the male genitalia is highly differentiated with unique features. DNA barcodes show that its nearest neighbor is the North American species ‘Caloptilia’ scutellariella (Braun, 1923). Mercantouria neli is known from four adults (two males and two females) collected at two localities in the French Alps. Its host plant and life cycle remain unknown.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  ZooKeys

• Publication date

  2016-04-05

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3897/zookeys.586.8375PMID 27199612PMCID 4857034
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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