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A New North American Species of (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), Feeding on and Species (Ericaceae)

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Journal Zookeys
Date 2024 Mar 18
PMID 38496800
Authors
Erik J van Nieukerken
Donald R Davis
Steven V Swain
Marc E Epstein
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Abstract

van Nieukerken, Epstein & Davis, is the second native American species of Beirne, 1945, and the second known species feeding on Ericaceae. The species is known from light-collected adults in the USA (California, Arizona) and Canada (Ontario). These were linked via DNA barcodes to larvae that make short leafmines on and species, then continue feeding in stems and branches, causing damage in nurseries and planted trees in Sonoma and Marin Counties, California. The holotype was accidentally reared from , without observing the damage. Life history and damage are described in detail. Damage in found in Washington State probably belongs to , which is a sister species to the European (Larsen, 1927).

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