Cryptic Diversity in the Monotypic Neotropical Micromoth Genus <i>Angelabella</i> (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in the Peru-Chile Desert

Cryptic Diversity in the Monotypic Neotropical Micromoth Genus <i>Angelabella</i> (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in the Peru-Chile Desert

<i>Angelabella</i> (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Oecophyllembiinae) is considered a monotypic Neotropical genus of leaf miner micromoths known only from a few valleys of the arid environments of the Peru-Chile desert, particularly the southernmost part of Peru and northernmost part of Ch...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Vargas-Ortiz, Guido Aliaga-Pichihua, Ana Lazo-Rivera, José Cerdeña, Jackie Farfán, Wilson Huanca-Mamani, Héctor A. Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
allopatric species
cryptic species
genetic divergence
mitochondrial DNA
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/10/677

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