Phyllocnistis furcata sp. nov.: a new species of leaf-miner associated with Baccharis (Asteraceae) from Southern Peru (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)

The southwestern Andes of Peru harbors a hidden taxonomic diversity of Lepidoptera. Here a new leaf-mining species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) is described, Phyllocnistis furcata Vargas & Cerdeña, sp. nov., from a dry Andean valley of southern Peru, at 2400 m above sea level. The mor...

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Main Authors: José Cerdeña, Jackie Farfán, Héctor A. Vargas, Rosângela Brito, Gislene L. Gonçalves, Ana Lazo, Gilson R. P. Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/53958/download/pdf/