Bankesia desplatsella Nel, 1999 (Lepidoptera, Psychidae): a species new to the Italian fauna

By

Scalercio, Stefano
Bertaccini, Edgardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-6-13

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

40

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

125--130

Subjects

Bagworm moth , Barcoding , Italy. , Taleporia defoliella , Taleporiinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.40.11432

 

Abstract

Bankesia desplatsella Nel, 1999, is recorded here as new to the Italian fauna from specimens collected in the Calabria and Abruzzi regions. We provide the first description of the larval case, putatively belonging to this species, add details to our knowledge of the species’ ecology, and analyse DNA barcodes of specimens from central and southern Italy. The female remains unknown.