The fern-feeding genus Cuprina Sinev, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Stathmopodidae), new for Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species

Autor: Zong-Yu Shen, Yu-Feng Hsu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 915, Iss , Pp 117-126 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1313-2970
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.915.46980
Popis: Two new species of Stathmopodidae are described from Taiwan: Cuprina atayalica Shen & Hsu, sp. nov., reared from larvae on Microsorum brachylepis, and C. insolita Hsu & Shen, sp. nov., reared from larvae on Tectaria subtriphylla and T. harlandii. Diagnostic characters for both species are provided. Larval host plants and the biology of the immature stages of both new species are documented.
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