Luquetia Leraut 1991

Genus Luquetia Leraut, 1991 Luquetia Leraut, 1991; Alexanor, Revue française de Lépidoptérologie: 232. Type species: Tinea lobella [Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775 (by original designation). Distribution. Palaearctic: Europe, Russia (European part, North Caucasus, Far East), Transcaucasia, Central Asia (Tajikistan), NW China. Host plants. Prunus spinosa, Sorbus and Crataegus (Rosaceae) (Lvovsky & Nedoshivina 2023; Robinson et al. 2023; Lepiforum e. V. 2024). Species included. The genus includes six species of the world fauna: L. lobella ([Denis et Schiffermüller]), L. gissarella (Lvovsky), L. orientella (Rebel) (= abchasiella Lvovsky), L. osthelderi (Rebel), L. largimacularis Wang et Zheng and L. tigrina sp. nov. Three of them inhabit East Asia and two species are included in the fauna of Russian Far East.