Ypsolopha chicoi sp. n., the second representative of the widespread micromoth genus Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) from the Andes of northern Chile
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Vargas H (2021). Ypsolopha chicoi sp. n., the second representative of the widespread micromoth genus Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) from the Andes of northern Chile. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e72306 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
The largest number of species of the widespread and highly diverse micromoth genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Ypsolophidae) is known from the Northern Hemisphere. Only seven species have been described from the Neotropical Region, two of which occur in Chile.The adult stage of Ypsolopha chicoi sp. n. from the arid highlands of the western slopes of the Andes of northern Chile is described and illustrated. Its larvae feed on the native shrub Muehlenbeckia fruticulosa (Walp.) Standl. (Polygonaceae). The morphology of the genitalia of Y. chicoi sp. n. resembles that of the only congeneric known to occur in the same geographic area, Y. moltenii Vargas, 2018, whose larvae feed on Adesmia verrucosa Meyen (Fabaceae). Besides using different host plants, the two species can be accurately separated based on morphological differences in female and male genitalia.Taxonomic Coverages
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Héctor Vargasoriginator
position: Dr
Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales
Arica
CL
email: lepvargas@gmail.com
Héctor Vargas
metadata author
position: Dr
Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales
Arica
CL
email: lepvargas@gmail.com
Héctor Vargas
administrative point of contact
position: Dr
Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales
Arica
CL
email: lepvargas@gmail.com