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Stigmella gynoxyphaga Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
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Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella gynoxyphaga Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♂, ECUADOR, Chimborazo Province, 25 km NW Riobamba, 1°31'19"S, 78°50'32"W, elevation 3990 m, mining larvae on Gynoxys buxifolia (Kunth) Cass. 11.xi.2007, field card no. 4918, A. Diškus, genitalia slide no. AD662 ♂ (ZMUC).
Type host:
Gynoxys buxifolia (Kunth) Cass. (Asteraceae)
type genitalia preparation:
AD662
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species is derived from the name of the host-plant genus Gynoxys and Latin phaga (an eater).