Taxonomy and biology of a new Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera) from central Chile Taxonomía y biología de un nuevo Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera) de Chile central

The adult, larva, and pupa of Afdera jimenae Ogden & Parra sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Larvae live in leaf litter throughout all instars and are generalists feeding upon the fallen leaves of a number of different plant species of sclerophyllous forests. Comments on morphological deta...

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Main Authors: T. HEATH-OGDEN, LUIS E. PARRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-09-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2001000300004