A New Species of the Genus Tebenna Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae) from Chile
A new species of Choreutidae, Tebenna acanthophallus sp. nov., from the Huasco Province, Chile, is described. Diagnostic characters, photographs of adults and illustrations of wing venation and genital structures are provided. The new species is supported by morphological and molecular analyses. This finding provides evidence that the family Choreutidae has species native to Chile, and its presence is not the result of introductions from other countries.
Authors
- Carlos P. Muñoz-Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-5476)
- Guillermo Valenzuela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3012-8289)
- Sergio Rothmann
- Francisco Urra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4525-8449)
Institutions
- Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (CL)
- Ministerio de Ganadería Agricultura y Pesca (UY)
- National Monuments Council (CL)
- Instituto Antártico Chileno (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Taxonomy
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5040056
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
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- 0.00