First record and DNA barcode of the clearwing moth Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789) from Malta, central Mediterranean

By

Mifsud, Clare Marie
Magro, Denis
Vella, Adriana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-8-2

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

595--599

Subjects

Biodiversity conservation , Lepidoptera , Maltese archipelago , Sesiidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.4.595

 

Abstract

A sesiid species, Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789), is reported for the first time from the Maltese Islands, central Mediterranean. This new record represents the first species belonging to the subfamily Tinthiinae in Malta. The specimen was identified through morphological and genetic analyses. Observations of the live specimen revealed the use of jumping strategies by this species.