Phtheochroa unionana (Kennel, 1900) recognised as a dimorphic Cochylini species, with description of the hitherto unknown male genitalia (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)

By

Zlatkov, Boyan, 1982-
Huemer, Peter

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-8-24

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

39

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

113--121

Subjects

dimorphic , DNA barcoding , everted vesica , male genitalia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.39.9050

 

Abstract

The previously unknown male genitalia of Phtheochroa unionana (Kennel, 1900) are described and illustrated. The species is dimorphic: one form is white with very faint yellow scales in the fascial areas and the other is white with distinct orange fasciae. The everted vesicae of the males do not show interspecific variation but are remarkably different from those of a closely related species. Apparently, the morphology of the everted vesica is a useful tool for species recognition in this genus. The conspecificity of the two forms of P. unionana is further corroborated by evidence from COI barcodes.