DNA barcoding reveals a new cryptic species of Denisia Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from the south-western Alps

By

Huemer, Peter

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-7-1

Original Publication

Metabarcoding and metagenomics

Volume

8

Pages

121--130

Subjects

Cottian Alps , cryptic morphology , endemism , France , Italy , Oecophorinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2017-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.8.127794

 

Abstract

A new species of concealer moths (Oecophoridae), Denisia crypticasp. nov., is described from specimens collected in the south-western Alps (Italy, France). It differs from similar congeneric taxa of the Denisia stipella species-group by a combined pattern of colour and markings of the forewing upperside, the colour of the head, particularly the yellow second segment of the labial palpi, and by highly divergent DNA barcode (cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 1) sequences. Male and female genitalia are like several other species, with only subtle diagnostic characters. Adult and partially genitalia of D. crypticasp. nov. and the closest European species are shown for comparison. Finally, a complete checklist of European species of Denisia is added.