Taxonomy and biology of two seed-parasitic gracillariid moths (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), with description of one new species

By

Hu, Bingbing
Wang, Shuxia
Zhang, Jing
Li, Hou-Hun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

83

Pages

43-56

Subjects

Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Conopomorpha, Epiceph

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.83.783

 

Abstract

A new species and a new record species of the gracillariid moths from China are reported: Conopomorpha flueggella Li, sp. n. and Epicephala relictella Kuznetzov, 1979. The specimens were collected on flowers or fruits as well as leaves of Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) at night, and reared from fruits in captivity. Larvae of both species feed on the seeds of F. suffruticosa. Morphology of the eggs, larvae, pupae, and the life history are described. Images of the life history and figures of the genital structures are provided.