Plutella polaris Zeller, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) rediscovered at Svalbard, Norway, with comments on its taxonomic position

By

Søli, Geir
Aarvik, Leif, 1954-
Magnussen, Trude

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-6-8

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

41

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

129--137

Subjects

DNA-barcoding , Northern Hemisphere , Svalbard

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.41.22423

 

Abstract

After 142 years, Plutellapolaris Zeller, 1880 was rediscovered at Svalbard, Norway, in 2015. The locality and its vegetation are described. The specimen is the first female ever recorded, and its genitalia are illustrated. The taxonomic position of P.polaris relative to other Plutella Schrank, 1802 species in the Northern hemisphere is discussed.