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Issue: Vol. 5621 No. 4: 17 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.4
Page range: 453-464
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Leaf-mining moths of the genus Phyllonorycter Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) associated with Juglandaceae in China, with descriptions of two new species and one newly recorded species

Shanghai Natural History Museum, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai, 200041, China; College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
Zibo Forestry Protection and Development Center, Zibo 255000, China
College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
Lepidoptera leaf miner Pterocarya taxonomy distribution DNA barcode

Abstract

Until recently, no species of Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1822 had been recorded to feed on Juglandaceae in China. In this study, we describe two new species, P. stenopterae Lu & Liu, sp. nov. and P. tumoris Lu & Liu, sp. nov., both discovered in Shandong Province, China, feeding on Pterocarya stenoptera C. DC. (Juglandaceae). Additionally, this paper provides the first record of P. pterocaryae (Kumata, 1963) in China, along with its newly identified host plant, Pterocarya stenoptera. Detailed images of the adults, genitalia, pupae, host plants, leaf mines, and DNA barcode data of the new species are presented.

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How to Cite

Lu, M., Yao, Z. & Liu, T. (2025) Leaf-mining moths of the genus Phyllonorycter Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) associated with Juglandaceae in China, with descriptions of two new species and one newly recorded species. Zootaxa, 5621 (4), 453–464. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.4