The winterflying adelid Nematopogon stenochlora (Meyrick, 1912) discovered in Spain (Lepidoptera, Adelidae)

Ole Karsholt; Mikhail V. Kozlov

The winterflying adelid Nematopogon stenochlora (Meyrick, 1912) discovered in Spain (Lepidoptera, Adelidae)

Ole Karsholt, Mikhail V. Kozlov

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Nematopogon stenochlora (Meyrick, 1912), described from Algeria, is for the first time reported from Europe. The specimens collected in the province of Malaga, Spain have genitalia indistinguishable from the holotype ofN. stenochlora, although externally they resemble N. dorsiguttella (Erschoff, 1877) in their large size and the presence of two prominent white spots on the dorsal forewing margin. Investigation of additional specimens collected in Algeria demonstrated that the external characters of N. stenochlora are variable; we update the description of this species accounting for this variation in external characters and also illustrate female genitalia that have not been figured previously. Appearance of N. stenochlora in late winter and early spring is the most likely reason behind the elusiveness of this species.

Original language	English
Journal	Nota Lepidopterologica
Volume	34
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	145-150
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0342-7536
Publication status	Published - 22 Dec 2011

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The winterflying adelid Nematopogon stenochlora (Meyrick, 1912) discovered in Spain (Lepidoptera, Adelidae)

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