Integrative taxonomy reveals overlooked cryptic diversity in the conifer feeding Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) (Lepidoptera, Batrachedridae)

By

Berggren, Kai
Aarvik, Leif, 1954-
Huemer, Peter
Lee, Kyung Min
Mutanen, Marko

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-2-8

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1085

Pages

165--182

Subjects

boreo-montane , ddRAD sequencing , DNA barcoding , Europe , Gelechioidea , new species , Nuclear genes , Pinaceae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1085.76853

 

Abstract

During efforts to generate DNA barcodes for all European Lepidoptera, Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) was found to comprise two genetically distinct clusters. Morphological investigation and results from two nuclear markers and ddRAD sequencing furthermore support the existence of two distinct taxa which we treat as two separate species, B. pinicolella and B. confusellasp. nov. A lectotype for B. pinicolella is designated. Available data indicate that the biology of both species also differs, with Picea abies (L.) Karsten as a proved host-plant for B. pinicolella and Pinus sylvestris L. for B. confusellasp. nov. Both species are mainly distributed on the European continent with B. pinicolella occurring in boreal parts of North and Central Europe and introduced to Canada, reflecting a boreo-montane distribution pattern. Batrachedra confusellasp. nov. is more widely distributed in temperate Northern and Central Europe.