The fern-feeding genus cuprina sinev, 1988 (Lepidoptera, stathmopodidae), new for Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species

Zong Yu Shen; Yu Feng Hsu

doi:10.3897/zookeys.915.46980

The fern-feeding genus cuprina sinev, 1988 (Lepidoptera, stathmopodidae), new for Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species

Zong Yu Shen, Yu Feng Hsu^*

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Department of Life Science

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Abstract

Two new species of Stathmopodidae are described from Taiwan: Cuprina atayalica Shen & Hsu, sp. nov., reared from larvae on Microsorum brachylepis, and C. insolita Hsu & Shen, sp. nov., reared from larvae on Tectaria subtriphylla and T. harlandii. Diagnostic characters for both species are provided. Larval host plants and the biology of the immature stages of both new species are documented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-126
Number of pages	10
Journal	ZooKeys
Volume	2020
Issue number	915
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.915.46980
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Ferns
Host plants
Immature biology
Spore-feeding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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The fern-feeding genus cuprina sinev, 1988 (Lepidoptera, stathmopodidae), new for Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species

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