Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species
Author
Triberti, Paolo
Zoology Department, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Lungadige Porta Vittoria 9, 37129 Verona, Italy;
Author
Staude, Hermann
0000-0002-2549-4372
Author
Sharp, Ian
Author
Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos
0000-0003-2278-2368
IRBI, UMR 7261, CNRS-University of Tours, Tours, France
carlos.lopezvaamonde@inrae.fr
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-10-24
5529
1
1
51
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1
1175-5326
14021754
0613682E-532B-482F-A498-6714A01F5DE5
Caloptilia
Hübner, 1825
Caloptilia
is a large genus, with over 300 species that are found worldwide. In
South Africa
, specifically, there are 27 known species (De Prins & De Prins 2011–2023b). However, the biology of 16 of these species remains unknown. The host plants of the remaining species reveal a certain preference for
Anacardiaceae
family (4 species).