Wrong side of the leaf: assigning some Lithocolletinae species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) to their proper genera
Eiseman, Charles S.
Davis, Donald R.
Zootaxa
2020
2020-03-17
4751
2
201
237
8V6G7
[151,330,728,755]
Insecta
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter
Animalia
Lepidoptera
31
232
Arthropoda
genus
( Figs. 74–79) Leaf mine.Larvae ultimately form undersidetentiform mines typical of Phyllonorycter, but some mines are initiated on the upper surface before switching to the lower surface, while others apparently are initiated on the lower surface ( Figs. 74–77).
Host. Caprifoliaceae: Lonicera subspicataHook. & Arn. var. denudataRehder.
Distribution. USA: CA.
Comments. CSEreared three specimens of this undetermined species from leaf mines on Lonicera subspicatavar. denudatacollected in California( Barrel Spring, San Diego Co.) on 12 March 2017. The adults ( Figs. 78–79) emerged from 9 to 24 April, with the pupa being thrust through the upper epidermis in at least two of the three mines. These Californiamoths may represent an undescribed species, but we are unable to make a definite decision about this until the Caprifoliaceae-feeding Phyllonorycterspecies can be revised.
2577306063
2017-03-12
CSE
San Diego Co.
Barrel Spring
31
232
1
California