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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 2: 3 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.10
Page range: 296-300
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 2

Description of Coleophora maculosa sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from the Southern Ural Mountains

Department of Entomology; National Museum; Cirkusová 1740; CZ 193 00; Praha 9-Horni Počernice; Czech Republic
Malá Čausa; 289; SK-97101 Malá Čausa; Slovakia
Lepidoptera taxonomy distribution Russia new species

Abstract

In this paper, a new species of Coleophora Hübner, 1822 is described from Russia: Coleophora maculosa sp. nov. The holotype was collected on steppe habitat in the Southern Ural Mountains near the Ural River floodplain, an area with extensive floodplain forests. Photographs of adult specimen and genitalia are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Šumpich, J. & Richter, I. (2025) Description of Coleophora maculosa sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from the Southern Ural Mountains. Zootaxa, 5659 (2), 296–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.10