Argyresthia cedrusella Falck, sp. nov. from the Canary Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae)
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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.1057Keywords:
Lepidoptera, Argyresthidae, Argyresthia cedrusella, new species, endemic, DNA barcodes, Canary Islands, SpainAbstract
Argyresthia cedrusella Falck, sp. nov. is described from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is compared with its morphological close relative, A. chrysidella Peyerimhoff, 1877. Photographs of the adults and the genitalia of both species are provided. The new species is barcoded.
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