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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 4: 11 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.5
Page range: 547-559
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Taxonomic study of Japanese species of the genus Gibberifera Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), with a description of a new species

Entomological Laboratory; Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences; Kyushu University; 744 Motooka; Nishi- ku; Fukuoka; 819-0395; Japan
Entomological Laboratory; Faculty of Agriculture; Kyushu University; 744 Motooka; Nishi-ku; Fukuoka; 819-0395; Japan
Insect DX laboratory; Faculty of Agriculture; Kyushu University; 744 Motooka; Nishi-ku; Fukuoka; 819-0395; Japan
Lepidoptera Eucosmini Gibberifera xylosmae sp. nov. leafroller moth host plant Salicaceae Xylosma DNA barcoding Palearctic key

Abstract

Gibberifera xylosmae sp. nov., whose larvae feed on Xylosma congesta (Salicaceae), is described in Japan. Photographs of adults, male and female genitalia of the three Japanese Gibberifera species are provided. The diagnosis, a key, and DNA barcodes of Japanese Gibberifera species are also presented. Intraspecific and interspecific genetic distances between Japanese Gibberifera species and other congeners are also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Kawashima, I., Matsui, Y. & Yagi, S. (2025) Taxonomic study of Japanese species of the genus Gibberifera Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), with a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5660 (4), 547–559. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.5