Monopis jussii, a new species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) inhabiting nests of the Boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Mutanen, Marko, Huemer, Peter, Autto, Jonna, Karsholt, Ole, Kaila, Lauri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
• Subjects: Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Tineoidea; Tineidae; Monopis; Chordata; Aves; Strigiformes; Strigidae; Aegolius; Aegolius funereus; boreo-montane cryptic diversity DNA barcoding nuclear marker; Parus; Strix uralensis; Ural Owl
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/4281785; https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.992.53975

Monopis jussii Kaila, Mutanen, Huemer, Karsholt & Autto, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) is described as a new species. It is closely related to the widespread and common M. laevigella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), but differs in its distinct COI DNA barcode sequences, four examined nuc...