A new species of the genus Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1870, is described from Navarre, Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Authors

  • Javier Gastón Independent researcher
  • Antonio Vives Moreno Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  • Peter Huemer Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges.m.b.H.
  • Teresa Farino Independent researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.1114

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Stomopteryx, taxonomy, new species, DNA barcoding, Navarre, Spain

Abstract

A new species of the genus Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1870, is described as Stomopteryx tudelana Gastón, Vives, Huemer & Farino, sp. nov. from Navarre, Spain. Differential characters are presented as compared to its closest relative, Stomopteryx urartua Kemal, Kizildaĝ & Koçak, 2020, described from Türkiye. The differences concern the external appearance and the male genitalia. The DNA barcodes of the 5’ fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene of the new species cluster within a unique BIN.

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Published

2026-03-30

How to Cite

Gastón, J., Vives Moreno, A., Huemer, P., & Farino, T. (2026). A new species of the genus Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1870, is described from Navarre, Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 54(213), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.1114

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