Monochroa monellii (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), a new species from Portugal
A previously undescribed species of Monochroa Heinemann, 1870 has been found and repeatedly collected from a single locality in central Portugal since 2020. It is closely related to three species with larvae feeding on Primulaceae: M. conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854), M. servella (Zeller, 1839) and M. tetragonella (Stainton, 1885) but differs in genitalia and DNA barcode.
Authors
- Sónia Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-3966)
- Jorge Rosete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-9255)
- M. F. V. Corley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-8007)
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Nanium (Portugal) (PT)
- Universidade de Marília (BR)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nota Lepidopterologica
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.173830
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia