A remarkable new species of the genus Digitivalva Gaedike, 1970 (Lepidoptera, Glyphipterigidae, Acrolepiinae) from Japan

By

Zhang, Xin-Yu
Yagi, Sadahisa
Hirowatari, Toshiya

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-9-18

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

47

Pages

187--199

Subjects

Biology , Carpesium divaricatum , Distribution , hostplant , Morphology , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.47.130063

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Digitivalva Gaedike, 1970 from Japan, D. bella Zhang, Yagi & Hirowatari, sp. nov., is described. The host plant of this species is identified as Carpesium divaricatum Sieb. & Zucc. (Asteraceae). Larvae of this species pupate beneath the host tissue; this habit is for the first time reported for the genus Digitivalva in Japan. Adult specimens with male and female genitalia and pupae are illustrated and described in detail. Although the wing markings differ, the new species is considered closely related to D. arnicella (Heyden, 1863) from Europe, with which it shares similar biological and morphological features.