Most trumpet moths don’t feed on plants of the nettle family but Paratischeria does: the first discovery of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) on Urticaceae in Asia.

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Journal article
Creator (person)
Stonis, Jonas R.
Diškus, Arūnas
Monro, Alexandre K.
Dai, Xiaohua
Xu, Jiasheng
Date published
September 21, 2021
Abstract
This is the first record of Urticaceae-feeding trumpet moths (Tischeriidae) from Asia. We describe Paratischeria boehmerica Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov. and P. grossa Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., two distinctive new species of Tischeriidae recently discovered from Laos, South East Asia, feeding on plants of the nettle family. Urticaceae is a rare host-plant family for leaf-mining Tischeriidae worldwide. The new species are illustrated with photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, and the leaf mines.
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Funder nameAwards
Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba, Lithuania
S-MIP-19-30, “DiagnoStics”)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
41861007 - 41971059
Leading Scholars Programme of Ganzhou City
Journal title
Zootaxa
Volume
5040
Issue
2
Publisher
Magnolia Press
Place of publication
Auckland, N.Z.
ISSN
1175-5326
eISSN
1175-5334
Date accepted
September 6, 2021
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