A morphological reappraisal of the immature stages and life history of Elachista synethes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), an Australian leaf miner alien to Chile

Elachista synethes was recently recognized as an alien species in northern Chile, where its larvae mine the rescue grass Bromus catharticus (Poaceae). In order to provide the necessary information to allow field detection of E. synethes during early ontogeny, we conducted a morphological reappraisal...

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Main Authors: Héctor Andrés Vargas, Rosângela Brito, Daniel Silva Basilio, Gilson Rudinei Pires Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562615000795