Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology

During extensive ongoing campaigns to inventory moths of North America and Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG), northwestern Costa Rica, we discovered that morphologically similar yponomeutid moths were assigned two different names, Atteva ergatica Walsingham in Costa Rica and A. punctella (Stoll)...

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Main Authors: John Wilson, Jean-François Landry, Daniel Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, Vazrick Nazari, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Paul Hebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2199