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Stigmella calceolarifoliae Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
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Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella calceolarifoliae Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♂, BOLIVIA, Copacabana (southern shore of Lake Titicaca), 16°09'42"S, 69°05'19"W, elevation 3930 m, mining larvae on Calceolaria sp. 28.iv.2014, ex pupa v.2014, field card no. 5170, A. Diškus, genitalia slide no. AD650♂ (ZMUC).
Type host:
Calceolaria sp. (Calceolariaceae)
type genitalia preparation:
AD650
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species name is derived from Latin Calceolaria (the host-plant, with its distribution centre in the Andes), and Latin folium (a leaf) in reference to the larval feeding in leaves of Calceolaria