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Issue: Vol. 5821 No. 2: 29 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5821.2.8
Page range: 274-280
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 33

A golden shadow in the mountains: A new Stygioides Bruand, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from Turkey

Agricultural University of Georgia; Tbilisi; Georgia.
Mahlapolku 3; 01730; Vantaa; Finland.
Finnish Museum of Natural History; University of Helsinki; Helsinki; Finland.
Lepidoptera carpenter moths DNA barcoding Heteroneura Middle East

Abstract

A new species of the genus Stygioides Bruand, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is described from central Turkey. Stygioides hecate Japaridze & Junnilainen sp. nov. is based on material collected in the Sultan Daðlarý Mountains (Konya Province). The new species is characterised by its distinct wing coloration in females. Adults are diurnal, as in other members of the genus, and were collected by daytime netting. DNA barcode data (COI) are provided and compared with available sequences in the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD Systems), supporting the distinctiveness of the new taxon. The discovery of this species increases the number of Stygioides species to 10 and those from Turkey to three, thus contributing to a better understanding of the diversity and distribution of the genus in the Palaearctic realm.

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How to Cite

Japaridze, L.-G., Junnilainen, J. & Sihvonen, P. (2026) A golden shadow in the mountains: A new Stygioides Bruand, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from Turkey. Zootaxa, 5821 (2), 274–280. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.2.8