Three species in one: a revision of Clemensia albata Packard (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)

By

Schmidt, B. Christian (Bjorn Christian), 1975-
Sullivan, J. Bolling

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

788

Pages

39-55

Subjects

algivory , cryptic species , lichen moth , lichenivory

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.788.26048

 

Abstract

ClemensiaalbataPackard, previously thought to be a single, widely distributed North American species, is here shown to consist of three distinct, primarily parapatric species:ClemensiaalbataPackard,C.umbrataPackard,stat. rev., andClemensiaochreataSchmidt & Sullivan,sp. n.Adults and genitalic structures of the three species are illustrated.