A new pygmy leafmining moth, Stigmella tatrica sp. n., from the alpine zone of the Tatra Mountains (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae)

Stigmella tatrica sp. n. is described from moths taken in the alpine zone of the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. The new species is similar to several other montane species of Stigmella Schrank, 1802 in the S. aurella (Fabricius, 1775) group in external characters and male genitalia; its closest relati...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nota Lepidopterologica
Main Authors: Tokár, Zdenko, Laštůvka, Aleš, van Nieukerken, Erik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nepticuloidea
Nepticulidae
StigmellaStigmellaAnimalia
LepidopteraAnimalia
Stigmella tatrica
new species
Tatras
Slovakia
Hofmann
Dryas octopetala
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/816432
https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.40.12674
Description
Summary:Stigmella tatrica sp. n. is described from moths taken in the alpine zone of the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. The new species is similar to several other montane species of Stigmella Schrank, 1802 in the S. aurella (Fabricius, 1775) group in external characters and male genitalia; its closest relative is S. dryadella (O. Hofmann, 1868). It is indistinguishable from S. tormentillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1860) by the colour and pattern elements of the forewing; however, it differs in the male genitalia in the shape and number of cornuti, in the female genitalia by long apophyses with protruding ovipositor, and by COI barcodes. Immature stages are unknown, but Dryas octopetala L. (Rosaceae) is the possible hostplant. The long ovipositor suggests an unusual, possibly hidden place for oviposition. The male and female adults and genitalia of both sexes are figured and photographs of the habitat are provided.

Similar Items